Method and system for optimally timing scans of a selected part of a patient
AssigneeDicomit Dicom Information Technologies Corp.
InventorTerrance Callahan
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Abstract
A scanning system for obtaining an optimal image of a selected part of a patient, wherein the selected part varies cyclically over time. The scanning system comprises (1) scanning means for scanning a cross-section of a selected part of the patient to generate a time-wise series of images of the cross-section; (2) image processing means for analyzing the time-wise series of images to determine a state of the selected part as shown in each image in the time-wise series of images; (3) image selection means for selecting the optimal image from the time-wise series of images based on the state of the selected part in the optimal image; and, (4) memory for storing the optimal image.
Claims20
A method of obtaining an optimal image of a selected part of a patient being scanned, wherein the selected part varies cyclically over time, comprising the steps of:
- scanning the selected part to obtain a time-wise series of images of the selected part;
- analyzing each image in the time-wise series of images to determine a state of the selected part as shown in that image of the time-wise series of images;
- and
- selecting a selected image from the time-wise series of images based on the state of the selected part in the selected image.
A method of obtaining a plurality of images of a selected part of a patient being scanned by scanning the patient at a plurality of cross-sections, wherein the selected part varies cyclically over time, comprising the steps of, at each cross-section in the plurality of cross-sections,
- (a) scanning the patient to obtain an associated time-wise series of images of the selected part,
- (b) for each image in the associated time-wise series of images, analyzing the image to identify an state of the selected part at the cross-section, and
- (c) selecting an associated selected image from the associated time-wise series of images based on the state of the selected part at the cross-section in the associated selected image.
A scanning system for obtaining an optimal image of a selected part of a patient, wherein the selected part varies cyclically over time, comprising
- scanning means for scanning a cross-section of a selected part of the patient to generate a time-wise series of images of the cross-section;
- image processing means for analyzing the time-wise series of images to determine a state of the selected part as shown in each image in the time-wise series of images;
- image selection means for selecting the optimal image from the time-wise series of images based on the state of the selected part in the optimal image;
- and,
- memory for storing the optimal image.
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