Apparatus configured to create a scan protocol with an interactive tool and/or evaluate adherence to the protocol

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• display, via a display, an interactive graphical tool that includes a digital representation of an anatomical model with an interactively generated scan field of view superimposed thereover to create a scan protocol for execution by an imaging system, wherein the scan field of view identifies anatomy of a subject to scan for the scan protocol and the digital representation includes a surface model or an anatomical atlas;
• select the digital representation to display from a collection of digital representations;
• pre-populate the digital representation with the scan field of view, which is predetermined;
• position the scan field of view over the digital representation at a location of the anatomy of interest;
• receive a signal as input, and the signal indicates anatomy of interest, and select, based on the anatomy of interest, the digital representation to display from a collection of digital representations, which includes at least a first digital representation specific to first anatomy and a second different digital representation specific to second different anatomy, and selected digital representation includes the anatomy of interest;
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• analyze volumetric image data generated by the imaging system to determine whether the volumetric image data adheres to the scan protocol.

A computer-implemented method for performing a scan protocol, the method comprising:

• displaying an interactive graphical tool that includes a digital representation of an anatomical model with an interactively generated scan field of view superimposed thereover to create a scan protocol for execution by an imaging system, wherein the scan field of view identifies anatomy of a subject to scan for the scan protocol;
• receiving an indication of anatomy of interest;
• selecting the digital representation to display from a collection of digital representations including at least a first digital representation specific to first anatomy and a second different digital representation specific to second different anatomy, wherein the selected digital representation includes the anatomy of interest;
• displaying an information region in the interactive graphical tool, the information region populated with at least one of an offset, a width, an angularization, a slice thickness, and an image resolution, landmark or organ to be included and/or excluded, an external device being used for the scan, CT dose, or other scan specifier;
• translating the scan protocol, including the scan field of view, to a pre-scan projection image of a scan plan;
• analyzing volumetric image data generated by the imaging system to determine whether the volumetric image data adheres to the scan protocol;
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• displaying deviations between the volumetric image data and the scan protocol.