# US 9,753,103 B2 · Method and apparatus for providing content related to capture of medical image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,753,103 B2 - Document ID: US9753103B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/454,992 - Filed: 2014-08-08 - Published: 2015-02-12 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-09 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Dae-ho Lee; Sang-young Zho; Joon-soo Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9753103B2 ## CPC - G01R 33/283: {Intercom or optical viewing arrangements, structurally associated with NMR apparatus} - A61B 5/055: involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging - A61B 5/4884: {inducing physiological or psychological stress, e.g. applications for stress testing} - A61B 6/032: {Transmission computed tomography [CT]} - A61B 6/46: Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient - G01R 33/543: {Control of the operation of the MR system, e.g. setting of acquisition parameters prior to or during MR data acquisition, dynamic shimming, use of one or more scout images for scan plane prescription (G01R33/546 takes precedence)} - G01R 33/546: {Interface between the MR system and the user, e.g. for controlling the operation of the MR system or for the design of pulse sequences} - G16H 40/63: for local operation - A61B 5/7285: {for synchronizing or triggering a physiological measurement or image acquisition with a physiological event or waveform, e.g. an ECG signal} - A61M 21/02: for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia (for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021) - A61M 2021/0027: {by the hearing sense} - A61M 2021/0044: {by the sight sense} - G01N 24/081: {Making measurements of geologic samples, e.g. measurements of moisture, pH, porosity, permeability, tortuosity or viscosity} - G01R 33/4806: {Functional imaging of brain activation} - G01R 33/4828: {Resolving the MR signals of different chemical species, e.g. water-fat imaging} - G01R 33/5605: {by transferring coherence or polarization from a spin species to another, e.g. creating magnetization transfer contrast [MTC], polarization transfer using nuclear Overhauser enhancement [NOE]} - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) ## Abstract Disclosed is a method of providing content related to capture of a medical image of an object. The method includes acquiring at least one of information related to a state of the object and information related to a capture protocol, determining content to be provided to the object on a basis of the acquired information, and outputting the determined content. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing, by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus, content to a subject in capturing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of the subject, the method comprising: acquiring information of pulse sequences; applying radio frequency pulses to the subject, based on the acquired information of the pulse sequences, to capture the MR image; controlling to display, to the subject, the content comprising an indication of a pulse sequence that is currently executed, an indication of a degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed, and an indication of a pulse sequence to be executed later, based on the acquired information of the pulse sequences; and updating the displayed indication of the degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor of a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 1. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the content comprising the indication of the pulse sequence that is currently executed, the indication of the degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed, and the indication of the pulse sequence to be executed later, based on the acquired information of the pulse sequences, wherein the controlling comprises controlling to display, to the subject, the determined content. ### Claim 4 A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus for providing content to a subject in capturing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of the subject, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to acquire information of pulse sequences; and a capture unit configured to apply radio frequency pulses to the subject, based on the acquired information of the pulse sequences, to capture the MR image, wherein the controller is further configured to: control to display, to the subject, the content comprising an indication of a pulse sequence that is currently executed, an indication of a degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed, and an indication of a pulse sequence to be executed later, based on the acquired information of the pulse sequences; and update the displayed indication of the degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a sound output unit configured to provide the content as an acoustic signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, further comprising an output unit configured to provide the subject with the content, and disposed at an inner wall of a gantry of the MRI apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the content further comprises information of an order of the pulse sequences. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein each of the pulse sequences denotes continuation of a radio frequency pulse that is repeatedly applied for the capture of the MR image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the indication of the pulse sequence that is currently executed and the indication of the pulse sequence to be executed later are displayed based on an order of the pulse sequences. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the content comprises either one or both of a part of the subject that is currently captured and information of a slice of the subject that is currently captured. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the content comprises any one or any combination of an estimated end time of the capture of the MR image, a time remaining until the capture of the MR image is ended, and a start time of the capture of the MR image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the indication of the degree of execution of the pulse sequence that is currently executed is displayed in the indication of the pulse sequence that is currently executed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The MRI apparatus of claim 4, wherein the indication of the pulse sequence that is currently executed and the indication of the pulse sequence to be executed later are displayed separately for each of the pulse sequences. ### Claim 14 A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus for providing content to a subject in capturing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of the subject, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to acquire information of an order of the pulse sequences, and information of a degree of execution of the pulse sequences; and a capture unit configured to apply radio frequency pulses to the subject, based on the acquired information of the order of the pulse sequences and the acquired information of the degree of execution of the pulse sequences, to capture the MR image, wherein the controller is further configured to: control to display the content comprising an indication of a degree of execution of each of the pulse sequences, based on the acquired information of the order of the pulse sequences and the acquired information of the degree of execution of the pulse sequences; and update the displayed indication of the degree of execution of each of the pulse sequences. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The MRI apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a sound output unit configured to provide the content as an acoustic signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The MRI apparatus of claim 14, wherein the pulse sequences comprise a pulse sequence that is currently executed and a pulse sequence to be executed later. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The MRI apparatus of claim 14, wherein the content comprises any one or any combination of an estimated end time of the capture of the MR image, a time remaining until the capture of the MR image is ended, and a start time of the capture of the MR image.