Method and system for automatic view planning for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging acquisition

US8948484B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE
• National Institutes of Health, Office of Technology Transfer · US
• Siemens Canada Limited · CA
• Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Xiaoguang Lu · Plainsboro, US
• Jens Guehring · Erlangen, DE
• Marie-Pierre Jolly · Fryeburg, US
• Bogdan Georgescu · Plainsboro, US
• Carmel Hayes · Birkenfeld, DE
• Peter Speier · Erlangen, DE
• Michaela Schmidt · Uttenreuth, DE
• Xiaoming Bi · Oak Park, US
• Randall Kroeker · Winnipeg, CA
• Dorin Comaniciu · Princeton Junction, US
• Edgar Mueller · Heroldsbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 3, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V30/19173
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for automated view planning for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition is disclosed. The method and system automatically generate a full scan prescription using a single 3D MRI volume. The left ventricle (LV) is segmented in the 3D MRI volume. Cardiac landmarks are detected in the automatically prescribed slices. A full scan prescription, including a short axis stack and 2-chamber, 3-chamber, and 4-chamber views, is automatically generated based on cardiac anchors provided by the segmented left ventricle and the detected cardiac landmarks in the 3D MRI volume.