Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for automatic interaction with a patient

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient by,
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination, the checking the communication including
• classifying the communication by assigning the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination to the communication, and
• assigning the communication, via the classification, to a time requirement of an imaging sequence of the magnetic resonance examination,
• determine an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• information about a remaining duration of the magnetic resonance examination as a function of a time requirement of an imaging sequence, and provide the output to the patient via the output device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a magnetic resonance apparatus to:

• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient;
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination, the checking the communication including
• classifying the communication by assigning the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination to the communication, and
• assigning the communication, via the classification, to a time requirement of an imaging sequence of the magnetic resonance examination;
• determine an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• information about a remaining duration of the magnetic resonance examination as a function of a time requirement of an imaging sequence;
• and
• provide the output to the patient.

A method for automatic interaction with a patient during a magnetic resonance examination with a magnetic resonance apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting an acoustic utterance of the patient;
• processing the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• establishing a correlation of the communication with the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• automatically adjusting the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination as a function of the communication of the patient;
• determining an output as a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• and providing the output.

A method for automatic interaction with a patient during a magnetic resonance examination with a magnetic resonance apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting an acoustic utterance of the patient;
• processing the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• determining an output as (i) a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and (ii) a request to make a second acoustic utterance, the determining the output including
• determining the request to make the second acoustic utterance in respect of the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• and providing the output.

A method for automatic interaction with a patient during a magnetic resonance examination with a magnetic resonance apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting an acoustic utterance of the patient;
• processing the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of the magnetic resonance examination by establishing an incompatibility;
• determining information about the incompatibility;
• determining an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• the information about the incompatibility;
• and
• providing the output to at least one of a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus or the patient.

A method for automatic interaction with a patient during a magnetic resonance examination with a magnetic resonance apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting an acoustic utterance of the patient;
• processing the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• determining a disclosure about at least one of
• a previously detected acoustic utterance of the patient, or
• a previously provided output to the patient
• determining an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• the disclosure;
• and
• providing the output to a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus.

A method for automatic interaction with a patient during a magnetic resonance examination with a magnetic resonance apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting an acoustic utterance of the patient;
• processing the acoustic utterance of the patient, via a speech processor, by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance by determining a priority level of the communication, the priority level being evaluated at least as a function of a limit value, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• determining information about the priority level of the communication;
• determining an output as a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination;
• and
• providing the output to a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus in response to the information about the priority level indicating a priority level exceeding a first limit value.

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination,
• establish a correlation of the communication with the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination,
• automatically adjust the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination as a function of the communication of the patient,
• determine an output as a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• provide the output via the output device.

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination,
• determine an output as (i) a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and (ii) a determined request to make a second acoustic utterance in respect of the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• provide the output via the output device.

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination by establishing an incompatibility,
• determine information about the incompatibility,
• determine an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• the information about the incompatibility, and
• provide the output, via the output device, to at least one of a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus or the patient.

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of the patient by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination,
• determine a disclosure about at least one of
• a previously detected acoustic utterance of the patient, or
• a previously provided output to the patient,
• determine an output as
• a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• the disclosure, and
• provide the output to a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus via the output device.

A magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

• a speech input device;
• an output device;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect an acoustic utterance of a patient via the speech input device,
• process the acoustic utterance of a patient by
• determining a communication of the patient as a function of the acoustic utterance by determining a priority level of the communication, the priority level being evaluated at least as a function of a limit value, and
• checking the communication for a correlation with a parameter of a magnetic resonance examination,
• determine information about the priority level of the communication,
• determine an output as a function of the communication of the patient and the parameter of the magnetic resonance examination, and
• provide the output to a user of the magnetic resonance apparatus, via the output device, in response to the information about the priority level indicating a priority level exceeding a first limit value.