Medical device, scanning method, and storage medium
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorMasaru Seto
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Abstract
A medical device is described. The medical device includes a gantry including an X-ray tube that can rotate on a path centered on a rotation axis and an X-ray controller that controls the X-ray tube, a table on which a subject can lie, and at least one processor. The medical device executes a first scan on the subject, where the processor executes operations including determining a first position on the path for arranging the X-ray tube for the first scan based on the direction the portion of the subject body to be imaged is facing, and controlling the X-ray tube by means of the X-ray controller such that the X-ray tube irradiates X-rays from said first position.
Claims18
A medical device, comprising:
- a gantry including an X-ray tube that is rotatable on a path centered on a rotation axis and an X-ray controller that controls the X-ray tube;
- a table to support a subject;
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- at least one processor;
- the medical device executing a first scan on the subject, wherein
- the at least one processor executes operations including:
- determining a first position on the path for arranging the X-ray tube for the first scan based on a direction a portion of the subject to be imaged is facing, wherein the direction of the portion of the subject is determined using images from a camera, and
- controlling the X-ray tube by means of the X-ray controller such that the X-ray tube irradiates X-rays from said first position.
A method of scanning, comprising:
- executing a first scan on a subject using a medical device including:
- a gantry having an X-ray tube that is rotatable on a path centered on a rotation axis and an X-ray controller that controls the X-ray tube, and a table to support the subject;
- determining a first position on the path for positioning the X-ray tube for the first scan based on a direction that a portion of the subject to be imaged is facing, wherein the direction of the portion of the subject is determined using images from a camera;
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- controlling the X-ray tube by means of the X-ray controller such that the X-ray tube irradiates X-rays from said first position.
A storage medium readable by a computer in a non-transitory manner storing one or more instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein
- the storage medium is contained in a medical device that includes a gantry having an X-ray tube that is rotatable on a path centered on a rotation axis and an X-ray controller that controls the X-ray tube and a table to support a subject, and
- the one or more instructions determines, upon execution by the one or more processors, a first position on the path for positioning the X-ray tube for a first scan based on a direction a portion of the subject faces and controls the X-ray tube by means of the X-ray controller such that the X-ray tube irradiates X-rays from said first position, wherein the direction of the portion of the subject is determined using images from a camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.