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AssigneeMedrad, Inc.
InventorsArthur E. Uber III, Edward J. Rhinehart, Rosemary Almon-Martin, David M. Griffiths, Alan D. Hirschman, Francis J. Sciulli, Walter Grumski, Vera Pagano, Karen Zelenski
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A system for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient includes a source of a contrast or enhancement medium, a pressurizing unit in fluid connection with the source of contrast or enhancement medium, an energy source operable to apply energy to a region of the patient, an imaging unit providing a visual display of an internal view of the patient based upon a signal resulting from the energy applied to the region of the patient, and a control unit. In an embodiment, the signal is affected by a condition of the contrast or enhancement medium in the patient. To control the procedures, the control unit adjusts the condition of the contrast or enhancement medium in the patient based upon the signal. A communication interface preferably enables information between an injector subsystem and an imaging subsystem.
A method for controlling an imaging procedure, comprising:
An injector system for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient in cooperation with an imaging system, the imaging system applying energy to a patient and producing an image or a measurement of a region of interest in the patient from a signal resulting from the applied energy, the injector comprising:
An imaging unit for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient in cooperation with an injector system, the injector system pressurizing a contrast or enhancement medium for injection into the patient, the imaging unit comprising:
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