Method and apparatus for determining orientation of subject during medical imaging and medical imaging system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining the orientation of a subject during medical imaging, and a medical imaging system is provided. The method includes: acquiring an image sequence of a subject captured by a camera, the image sequence comprising a plurality of images based on a time sequence; determining, based on the image sequence, whether the state of the subject is abnormal; and in response to a determination result that the state of the subject is abnormal, determining the orientation of the subject by using a first orientation or a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is the orientation of the subject determined based on an image before a period when the state of the subject is determined to be abnormal, and the second orientation is the orientation of the subject determined based on an image after the period when the state of the subject is determined to be abnormal.

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