Method and medical imaging apparatus for adjusting operating and evaluation parameters of the apparatus
OwnerUte Feuerleininventor
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Abstract
In a method and medical imaging apparatus for adjustment of operating and evaluation parameters of the imaging apparatus, a scan protocol to be used for operation of the imaging apparatus is selected, the scan protocol being adapted to a volume to be examined, and, (dependent on the selection of the scan protocol, various parameter settings for the image generation are offered at a display. In each parameter setting both a convolution kernel and at least one window value for the image data processing are determined and the parameter settings are established via a single selection procedure.
Claims25
A method for adjusting operating and evaluation parameters of a medical imaging apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a scan protocol for operating a medical imaging apparatus to obtain raw data from a volume of an examination subject, said scan protocol being adapted to said volume;
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- in a computer having a display, automatically determining and displaying, at said display, a plurality of parameter settings for use in generating an image of said volume from said raw data, each parameter setting representing a convolution kernel for transforming said raw data into image data and at least one window value for grey scale representation of said image data in said image, and allowing a user to interact with said display to select one of said plurality of parameter settings in a single selection procedure, and thereby automatically generate said image using the convolution kernel and the at least one window value represented by said one of said parameter settings.
A medical imaging apparatus allowing adjustment of operating and evaluation parameters thereof, comprising:
- a data acquisition unit adapted to interact with a subject;
- a control computer that operates said data acquisition unit;
- a user interface connected to said control computer allowing a user to select a scan protocol for operating said acquisition unit to obtain raw data from a volume of the subject, said scan protocol being adapted to said volume;
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- said user interface comprising a display, and said control computer automatically determining and displaying, at said display, a plurality of parameter settings for use in generating an image of said volume, each parameter setting representing a convolution kernel for transforming said raw data into image data and at least one window value for grayscale representation of said image data in said image, and said user interface allowing the user to interact with said display to select one of said plurality of parameter settings in a single selection procedure, and thereby cause said control computer to automatically generate said image using the convolution kernel and the at least one window value represented by said one of said parameter settings.
A data processing system for adjusting operating and evaluation parameters of a medical imaging apparatus having a control computer that operates said medical imaging apparatus to obtain raw data from a volume of an examination subject, said scan protocol being adapted to said volume, said data processing system comprising:
- an image reconstruction computer;
- a user interface connected to said image reconstruction computer and comprising a display;
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- said image reconstruction computer automatically determining and displaying, at said display, a plurality of parameter settings for use in generating an image of said volume from said raw data, each parameter setting representing a convolution kernel for transforming said raw data into image data and at least one window value for grayscale representation of said image data in said image, and said user interface allowing a user to interact with said display to select one of said plurality of parameter settings in a single selection procedure, and thereby automatically causing said image reconstruction computer to generate said image using the convolution kernel and the at least one window value represented by said one of said parameter settings.
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