Systems and methods for artifact detection for images

A system for detecting a known artifact area relative to a patient position in a medical imaging system, the system comprising:

• a table coupled to the medical imaging system to support a patient, wherein an accessory with a known artifact area is coupled to the table;
• a camera coupled to the medical imaging system to detect the accessory coupled to the table;
• and
• a display device coupled to the medical imaging system to display to a user that the known artifact area is positioned within a scan range of the patient.

A method for detecting a known artifact area relative to a patient position, the method comprising:

• identifying, via a camera or other sensor, an accessory attached to a table of an imaging system, wherein at least one portion of the accessory is a known artifact area;
• defining, using a computing device of the imaging system, an anatomical scan range of a patient based on a scan protocol;
• acquiring an initial image of the patient using the imaging system;
• detecting, using the computing device of the imaging system, a location of the anatomical scan range of the patient relative to the known artifact area;
• determining, using the computing device of the imaging system, if the known artifact area is positioned within the anatomical scan range of the patient;
• and
• notifying a user, via a display of the imaging system, that the known artifact area is positioned within the anatomical scan range of the patient.