Magnetic resonance examination system with preferred settings based on data mining

US9568578B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

• Julien Senegas · Hamburg, DE
• Jens Von Berg · Hamburg, DE
• Eric Cohen-Solal · Briarcliff Manor, US
• Sebastian Peter Michael Dries · Hamburg, DE
• Michael Chun-chieh Lee · Chino Hills, US
• Tim Nielsen · Hamburg, DE
• Stefanie Remmele · Hamburg, DE
• Torbjorn Vik · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H70/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging scan using a MR scanner receives via a user interface a MR imaging protocol categorizable into a MR scan type of a predefined set of MR scan types. Further, a database is queried by providing to the database scan information permitting the database to identify the MR scan type of the MR imaging protocol. Statistical information on the MR scan type which can include statistics on modifications of individual scan parameters of the MR scan type is received from a database, and the statistical information is provided to the user interface. Modifications of the MR imaging protocol can be received from the user interface, resulting in a modified MR imaging protocol, according to which the MR imaging scan can be performed.