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US 2024/0257945 A1Published application
Autonomous image acquisition start-stop managing system
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsSudipta Chaudhury, Rajendra Singh Sisodia, Gereon Vogtmeier, Christopher Leussler, Sarif Naik
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Abstract
The present invention relates to autonomous imaging. A system and method is proposed that automatically evaluates the readiness index of an autonomous scan procedure and continuously evaluates whether to continue, pause, or about the imaging procedure.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- an input unit;
- a master rule engine unit;
- a plurality of workflow step rule engine units, each workflow step rule engine unit being associated with a respective set of rules;
- and
- an output unit;
- wherein the input unit is configured to receive a data input indicative of an event in an autonomous image acquisition workflow;
- wherein the master rule engine unit is configured to select, for the data input, one or more workflow step rule engine units from the plurality of workflow step rule engine units to determine a set of readiness indices, wherein each of the one or more selected workflow step rule engine units is configured to execute, in response to the data input, one or more rules of the respective rule set to generate a respective readiness index indicative of a state of being prepared for a particular step in the autonomous image acquisition workflow;
- wherein the master rule engine unit is further configured to determine an action of the autonomous imaging apparatus based on the set of readiness indices;
- and
- wherein the output unit is configured to output the determined action, which is usable for controlling the autonomous imaging apparatus.
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A method for evaluating an autonomous scan procedure for controlling an autonomous imaging apparatus to acquire an image of a patient, comprising:
- a) receiving, by an input unit, a data input indicative of an event in an autonomous image acquisition workflow;
- b) selecting by a master engine unit, for the data input, one or more workflow step rule engine units from a plurality of workflow step rule engine units to determine a set of readiness indices, wherein each workflow step rule engine unit is associated with a respective set of rules;
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- wherein each of the one or more selected workflow step rule engine units is configured to execute, in response to the data input, one or more rules of the respective rule set to generate a respective readiness index indicative of a state of being prepared for a particular step in the autonomous image acquisition workflow;
- c) determining by the master engine unit, an action of the autonomous imaging apparatus based on the set of readiness indices;
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- d) outputting by an output unit, the determined action, which is usable for controlling the autonomous imaging apparatus.
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