Computing by anticipation for nuclear medicine imaging
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsDaniel Gagnon, Jerome W. Brack
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Abstract
A method for reconstructing an image representation of a subject from data sets collected using a medical diagnostic imaging apparatus is provided. The method includes defining operations which are performed in reconstructing desired types of image representations. The operations are applicable to data sets having particular formats. Data sets having particular formats are identified, and operations are selected from the defined operations based upon the particular format of the identified data sets. When a detected load on available image processing equipment is below a desired level, then selected operations are automatically performed on the identified data sets.
Claims16
In an imaging system in which data is generated which is reconstructable at the selection of a diagnostician into a plurality of different image representations and in which a common computer system performs both imaging and other functions, an image reconstruction method comprising:
- monitoring selected scanning parameters and images previously requested by the diagnostician;
- comparing the monitored scanning parameters and previous images with historical scan and image request information to estimate more probable subsequent image requests by the diagnostician;
- monitoring for computer system availability;
- and,
- while the computer system is available and prior to a subsequent image request, performing at least portions of image reconstruction operations for generating the more probable subsequent images.
A method for reconstructing an image representation of a subject from data sets collected using a medical diagnostic imaging apparatus, said method comprising:
- (a) defining operations which are performed in reconstructing different types of image representations, said operations being applicable to data sets having particular formats;
- (b) identifying data sets having particular formats;
- (c) selecting operations from the defined operations based upon the particular format of the identified data sets;
- (d) detecting a load on available image processing equipment;
- and,
- (e) automatically performing the selected operations on the identified data sets when the detected load is below a desired level to thereby advance reconstruction toward determined types of image representations.
A method for reconstructing an image representation of a subject from data sets collected using a medical diagnostic imaging apparatus, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving requests for desired types of image representations;
- (b) historically tracking how many times different types of image representations are requested;
- (c) defining operations which are performed in reconstructing desired types of image representations, said operations being applicable to data sets having particular formats;
- (d) identifying data sets having particular formats;
- (e) selecting operations from the defined operations based upon the particular format of the identified data sets;
- (f) automatically performing the selected operations on the identified data sets such that a priority for performing the selected operations on the identified data sets is based on the historical tracking.
A medical diagnostic imaging system comprising:
- at least one imaging station, said imaging station including an imaging scanner which collects raw data from a subject positioned therein;
- and,
- a control terminal from which the imaging scanner is operated, said control terminal including a computer having a particular amount of resources for operation of the imaging scanner and image reconstruction, said image reconstruction including processing operations which advance transformation of data sets from raw data to image data, said computer automatically carrying out a processing operation when sufficient resources are available and a data set is detected for which the processing operation is applicable, wherein selection of processing operations is carried out in a determined order based upon historical information which reflects preferences for different types of reconstructed images.
A medical diagnostic imaging system comprising:
- at least one imaging station, said imaging station including an imaging scanner which collects raw data from a subject positioned therein;
- and,
- a control terminal from which the imaging scanner is operated, said control terminal including a computer having a particular amount of resources for operation of the imaging scanner and image processing, said computer automatically carrying out image processing when sufficient resources are available and a data set is detected for which an image processing operation is applicable, wherein the computer selects image processing operations for application to particular data sets based upon characteristic formats of the data sets, said data sets corresponding to pre-reconstructed data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.