Automated positioning of a patient table relative to a medical installation
First Claim
1. A user interface for automated positioning of a patient table relative to a medical installation, the user interface comprising:
- a display and operating unit configured to output a patient image; and
a microprocessor configured to;
define at least one item of reference location information on the patient table, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is a fixed reference point configured to be used as a marker for table positioning for moving and re-moving the patient table;
represent the at least one item of reference location information in the patient image;
move the patient table or the medical installation with aid of a positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is brought into alignment with a zero point of a working area of the medical installation;
store, in an electronic memory, the at least one item of reference location information independently of a present position of a patient in an electronic patient file or independently of individual body dimensions of the patient in a scan log,call up the at least one item of reference location information from the electronic memory at a later time, andre-move the patient table or the medical installation with the aid of the positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is again brought into alignment with the zero point of the working area of the medical installation.
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Abstract
Embodiments are described herein for determining anatomical landmarks on a patient by virtue of anatomical landmarks being called up from a database with an anatomical model and being converted into individual body dimensions and an individual position of the patient. As a result, anatomical landmarks may be called up from a database, calculated individually for the patient and used as an item of reference location information. The positioning of the patient table is thus considerably accelerated, wherein the accuracy is also improved. Thus, the item of reference location information may be calculated individually for the same patient in a different position or a different patient with different body dimensions by virtue of this item of reference location information being recalculated by the conversion rule for the respective patient.
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22 Claims
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1. A user interface for automated positioning of a patient table relative to a medical installation, the user interface comprising:
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a display and operating unit configured to output a patient image; and a microprocessor configured to; define at least one item of reference location information on the patient table, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is a fixed reference point configured to be used as a marker for table positioning for moving and re-moving the patient table; represent the at least one item of reference location information in the patient image; move the patient table or the medical installation with aid of a positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is brought into alignment with a zero point of a working area of the medical installation; store, in an electronic memory, the at least one item of reference location information independently of a present position of a patient in an electronic patient file or independently of individual body dimensions of the patient in a scan log, call up the at least one item of reference location information from the electronic memory at a later time, and re-move the patient table or the medical installation with the aid of the positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is again brought into alignment with the zero point of the working area of the medical installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for automated positioning of a patient table relative to a medical installation, the method comprising:
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outputting a patient image using a display and operating unit of a user interface; defining, using a microprocessor of the user interface, at least one item of reference location information on the patient table and representing the at least one item of reference location information in the patient image, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is a fixed reference point configured to be used as a marker for table positioning for moving and re-moving the patient table; moving the patient table or the medical installation, using the microprocessor, with aid of a positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is brought into alignment with a zero point of a working area of the medical installation; storing, in an electronic memory using the microprocessor, the at least one item of reference location information independently of a present position of a patient in an electronic patient file or independently of individual body dimensions of the patient in a scan log; calling up the at least one item of reference location information, using the microprocessor, at a later time from the electronic memory; and moving the patient table or the medical installation again, using the microprocessor, with the aid of the positioning system, wherein the at least one item of reference location information is again brought into alignment with the zero point of the working area of the medical installation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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