Systems and methods to improve x-ray tube filament failure prediction

An apparatus, comprising:

• an X-ray imaging device comprising an X-ray tube having a filament;
• at least one electronic processor programmed to:
• retrieve X-ray tube information about the X-ray tube from the medical imaging device;
• derive a wear metric indicative of wear of a filament of the X-ray tube from the retrieved X-ray tube information;
• and
• in response to the wear metric satisfying a predetermined manual adjustment prohibition criterion, output an alert that the X-ray tube is nearing an end of its remaining useful life (RUL).

A method of monitoring an X-ray tube of a medical imaging device, the method comprising:

• retrieving X-ray tube information about the X-ray tube from the medical imaging device to an electronic processor;
• using the electronic processor, deriving a wear metric indicative of wear of a filament of the X-ray tube from the retrieved X-ray tube information and determining whether the wear metric satisfies a predetermined manual adjustment prohibition criterion;
• and
• in response to the wear metric satisfying the predetermined manual adjustment prohibition criterion, outputting an alert on a display device of a remote monitoring workstation indicating that the X-ray tube is nearing an end of its remaining useful life (RUL).