Distributed medical image acquisition
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Hans Vija, Andrew Scheffel
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Abstract
A framework for distributed medical image acquisition. An optimal configuration of one or more mobile imaging systems to address a clinical task is determined. The one or more mobile imaging systems may be dispatched in accordance with the optimal configuration to perform medical image acquisition of a patient to generate medical image data. Image reconstruction may then be performed based on the medical image data.
Claims20
A method of image acquisition, comprising:
- receiving first current position data of a patient;
- receiving second current position data and imaging parameters of one or more mobile imaging systems;
- determining an optimal configuration of the one or more mobile imaging systems to address a clinical task based on the first current position data, the second current position data and the imaging parameters;
- dispatching the one or more mobile imaging systems in accordance with the optimal configuration to perform medical image acquisition of the patient to generate medical image data;
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- performing image reconstruction based on the medical image data.
A mobile imaging system, comprising:
- a medical imaging unit;
- a transport unit;
- a non-transitory memory device for storing computer readable program code;
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- a processor device in communication with the non-transitory memory device, the medical imaging unit and the transport unit, the processor device being operative with the computer readable program code to perform steps including:
- determining an optimal configuration to address a clinical task,
- initiating the transport unit to move in accordance with the optimal configuration, and
- initiating the medical imaging unit to perform medical image acquisition of a patient to generate medical image data.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a machine to perform operations comprising:
- determining an optimal configuration of one or more mobile imaging systems to address a clinical task;
- dispatching the one or more mobile imaging systems in accordance with the optimal configuration to perform medical image acquisition of a patient to generate medical image data;
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- performing image reconstruction based on the medical image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.