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US 11,684,324 B2Granted
Medical image diagnosis apparatus and controlling method
AssigneeCanon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsShouichi Nakagawa, Yohei Matsuzawa
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Abstract
A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a gantry, one or more columns, a processing circuitry, and, and a supporting and moving mechanism. The gantry includes an imaging system related to imaging a patient. The one or more columns are each configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction. The processing circuitry generates an image on the basis of an output from the imaging system. The supporting and moving mechanism is configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry. The processing circuitry controls the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism.
Claims17
A medical image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
- at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
- processing circuitry configured to generate an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism,
- wherein the processing circuitry controls the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism, based on a region of interest in the image and an imaging center of the imaging system.
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A medical image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
- at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
- processing circuitry configured to generate an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism,
- wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism, according to an instruction from a user based on a region of interest in the image and an imaging center of the imaging system.
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A medical image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
- at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
- processing circuitry configured to generate an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism,
- wherein the apparatus further comprises an optical camera configured to image the patient positioned at an opening of the gantry, while being disposed on one of a beam extending horizontally from an upper end of the column, and a ceiling of an examination room in which the medical image diagnosis apparatus is installed, and
- based on a shift amount of the patient within an image obtained by the optical camera, the processing circuitry is further configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism so as to compensate the shift amount.
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A medical image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
- at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
- processing circuitry configured to generate an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism,
- wherein the apparatus further comprises a bar that can be gripped by the patient positioned at an opening of the gantry and that is fixed to one of a beam extending horizontally from an upper end of the column, a ceiling of an examination room in which the medical image diagnosis apparatus is installed, and a bottom face of the examination room.
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A controlling method, comprising:
- employing an imaging system included in a gantry supported by at least one column so as to be movable in a vertical direction and imaging a patient supported, from underneath, by a supporting and moving mechanism installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry;
- generating an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- controlling the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism, based on a region of interest in the image and an imaging center of the imaging system.
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A medical image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
- at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
- processing circuitry configured to generate an image based on an output from the imaging system;
- and
- a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry,
- wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to output information corresponding to one or both of a moving direction and a moving amount of the supporting and moving mechanism, based on a region of interest of the patient and an imaging center of the imaging system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.