# US 2018/0000454 A1 · Method and system for contrast-agent based medical imaging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0000454 A1 - Document ID: US20180000454A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/623,459 - Filed: 2017-06-15 - Published: 2018-01-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-30 - Assignees: Siemens Healthcare GmbH - Applicants: Siemens Healthcare GmbH - Inventors: Matthias SENN; Carsten THIERFELDER; Daniel LERCH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180000454A1 ## CPC - A61B 8/481: {involving the use of contrast agents, e.g. microbubbles introduced into the bloodstream} - A61B 6/461: {Displaying means of special interest} - A61B 6/484: {involving phase contrast X-ray imaging} - A61M 5/007: {for contrast media} - G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G06T 7/0012: {Biomedical image inspection} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A method is for operating a system for contrast-agent based medical imaging including a medical imaging device and a contrast-agent-injection device. In an embodiment, the method includes outputting a first operating element for operating the medical imaging device via a touch-sensitive screen; inputting a first piece of information for operating the medical imaging device via the touch-sensitive screen using the first operating element; outputting a second operating element for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen; and inputting a second piece of information for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen using the second operating element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for operating a system for contrast-agent based medical imaging including a medical imaging device and a contrast-agent-injection device, the method comprising: outputting a first operating element for operating the medical imaging device via a touch-sensitive screen; inputting a first piece of information for operating the medical imaging device via the touch-sensitive screen using the first operating element; outputting a second operating element for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen; and inputting a second piece of information for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen using the second operating element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting a third operating element via the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the third operating element comprises a third piece of information relating to at least one of a medical examination via the medical imaging device and contrast-agent administration via the contrast-agent-injection device; and inputting the first piece of information via a first input command using the first operating element and the third operating element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the third piece of information is determined based on the second piece of information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: outputting a fourth operating element via the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the fourth operating element comprises a fourth piece of information relating to at least one of a medical examination via the medical imaging device and contrast-agent administration via the contrast-agent-injection device; and inputting the second piece of information via a second input command using the second operating element and the fourth operating element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fourth piece of information is determined based on the first piece of information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: executing a software application for operating the medical imaging device and the contrast-agent-injection device including the first operating element and the second operating element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising: executing a first software application for operating the medical imaging device including at least one of the first operating element and the fourth operating element; and executing a second software application for operating the contrast-agent-injection device including at least one of the second operating element and the third operating element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: provisioning an interface for the transmission of information between the first software application and the second software application. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the interface is based on the client-server model. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the interface comprises a memory region, the first software application has at least one of read and write access to the memory region, and the second software application has at least one of read and write access to the memory region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the software application is executed by a data processing unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein at least one of the first software application and the second software application is executed by a data processing unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the software application is executed by a data processing unit, the method further comprising: transmitting data between the data processing unit and the medical imaging device, wherein the data comprises at least one of the first piece of information and the fourth piece of information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: transmitting data between the data processing unit and the contrast-agent-injection device, wherein the data comprises at least one of the second piece of information and the third piece of information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the software application is executed by a data processing unit and wherein a tablet computer comprises at least one of the touch-sensitive screen and the data processing unit. ### Claim 16 A system for contrast-agent based medical imaging, comprising: a medical imaging device; a contrast-agent-injection device; a touch-sensitive screen; and a data processing unit, the data processing unit being embodied to output a first operating element for operating the medical imaging device via the touch-sensitive screen, input a first piece of information for operating the medical imaging device via the touch-sensitive screen using the first operating element, output a second operating element for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen, and input a second piece of information for operating the contrast-agent-injection device via the touch-sensitive screen using the second operating element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising: a tablet computer, the tablet computer comprising at least one of the touch-sensitive screen and the data processing unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer program product including a computer program, loadable into a memory facility of a data processing unit, including program sections for carrying out the method of claim 1 when the computer program is executed by the data processing unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A computer-readable medium storing program sections, readable and executable by a data processing unit, for carrying out the method of claim 1 when the program sections are executed by the data processing unit. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting a fourth operating element via the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the fourth operating element comprises a fourth piece of information relating to at least one of a medical examination via the medical imaging device and contrast-agent administration via the contrast-agent-injection device; and inputting the second piece of information via a second input command using the second operating element and the fourth operating element. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the fourth piece of information is determined based on the first piece of information. ### Claim 22 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the interface comprises a memory region, the first software application has at least one of read and write access to the memory region, and the second software application has at least one of read and write access to the memory region.