System and method to illustrate a radiation dose applied to different anatomical stages of an exposed subject
US9649079B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/031
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method to illustrate a radiation dose applied to different organs of an exposed subject with diagnostic image acquisition by an imaging scanner is provided. From a scout image, a computer processor can calculate a contour of an extremity of the exposed subject from the two-dimensional scout image; calculate a contour of a first organ dependent on a greyscale intensity of the plurality of pixels that comprise the two-dimensional scout image; calculate a contour of at least one anatomical stage dependent on a predefined geometric orientation relative the contour of the first organ; and apply a predefined auxology criteria to calculate a contour of a second organ dependent on a predefined geometric orientation relative to the contour of the at least one anatomical stage; and create a display illustrative of the a measurement of dose applied at the area defined by the contour of the anatomical stage.
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