System and method for assisted patient positioning

A system of generating a medical image, comprising:

• an imaging modality configured to obtain a medical image of a patient;
• an imaging device configured to obtain at least one surface image of a patient;
• and
• a processor configured to implement at least one of a spatial information module, a temporal information module, or a combination thereof, wherein the processor is configured to receive the at least one surface image of the patient and verify at least one of a patient pose or a body region, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a medical imaging procedure using the imaging modality when the patient pose or body region is verified.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions, when executed by a computer in a system for reviewing neural scans, cause the system for reviewing neural scans to execute the steps of:

• receiving at least one surface image of a patient;
• determining a pose of the patient from the at least one surface image using at least one spatial information module;
• positioning, via a moveable bed, the patient at an imaging start position;
• and
• obtaining, via a medical image modality, a medical image of the patient.