Computer tomograph and injector having a data interface
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMatthias Niethammer
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Abstract
A device and a method are for operating a computer tomograph and an injector, wherein an injector is used to control injection of a contrast medium and a computer tomograph to control a scanning process. Data regarding operation are transmitted between the computer tomograph and the injector via a data interface, especially in a reciprocal manner. The two devices reciprocally influence their operation, thereby reducing the strain imposed on a patient to be examined, increasing operational reliability and simplifying handling.
Claims21
A method for data exchange between a computed tomograph and an injector, comprising:
- mutually exchanging data between the computed tomograph and an injector, relating to their respective operating states, via a data interface;
- transmitting a malfunction, occurring during operation, of one the computed tomograph and an injector to the other of the computed tomograph and an injector;
- and
- automatically making a decision using a termination rule, upon transmitting the malfunction, as to whether the operation of the other of the computed tomograph and an injector is expedient.
An apparatus comprising:
- a computed tomograph;
- and
- an injector, the computed tomograph and the injector being designed via a data interface for mutually exchanging data relating to their operating state to the respective other of the computed tomograph and an injector, and a malfunction, occurring during the operation, of one of the computed tomograph and an injector, being transmitted to the other of the computed tomograph and an injector, wherein the computed tomograph and an injector are further designed in such a way that in the presence of the malfunction, a decision is made automatically with the aid of a termination rule, as to whether the further operation of the other of the computed tomograph and an injector is expedient.
An apparatus for data exchange between a computed tomograph and an injector, comprising:
- means for mutually exchanging data between the computed tomograph and an injector, relating to their respective operating states, via a data interface;
- means for transmitting a malfunction, occurring during operation, of one the computed tomograph and an injector to the other of the computed tomograph and an injector;
- and
- means for automatically making a decision using a termination rule, upon transmitting the malfunction, as to whether operation of the other of the computed tomograph and an injector is expedient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.