Apparatus and method for just-in-time localization image acquisition
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsWilliam J. Balloni, Kristine L. Gould, Yawar Murad, Bipin Salunkhe
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a “just-in-time” localizer image of an object of interest from which a high resolution image can be based is disclosed herein. The “just-in-time” localizer image is acquired based on at least one of a default localizer image of the object of interest, a precursor image of the object of interest, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set associated with the object of interest. The “just-in-time” localizer image and the high resolution image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment.
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A method for generating a clinically useful image having a desired image acquisition plane in a short time frame, the method comprising the steps of:
- prescribing a second image relative to at least one of a default second image, a first image, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set;
- acquiring the second image;
- displaying the second image;
- prescribing the clinically useful image relative to the second image;
- acquiring the clinically useful image;
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- displaying the clinically useful image,
- wherein the second image and the clinically useful image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment included in an imaging system.
An imaging system for generating a clinically useful image having a desired image acquisition plane in a short time frame, the system comprising:
- means for prescribing a second image relative to at least one of a default second image, a first image, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set;
- means for acquiring the second image;
- means for displaying the second image;
- means for prescribing the clinically useful image relative to the second image;
- means for acquiring the clinically useful image;
- and
- means for displaying the clinically useful image,
- wherein the second image and the clinically useful image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment included in the imaging system.
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