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Acquisition protocol assessment apparatus

US9140803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Matthias Bertram · Aachen, DE
Jens Wiegert · Aachen, DE
Kevin M. Brown · Mesa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2010
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/544
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method includes generating, via a dose estimator, a dose map indicative of an estimated dose deposited in a subject based on acquisition protocol parameter values of an acquisition protocol of an imaging system, and generating, via a noise estimator, at least one of a noise map indicative of an estimated image noise based on the acquisition protocol parameter values or a contrast-to-noise map based on the noise map and an attenuation map. The method further includes displaying, via a display, the dose and noise maps in a human readable format.

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