Dose optimization based on outcome quality
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
- a data acquisition system;
a console, including;
a memory storing a mathematical model; and
a processor configured to;
extract radiology reports and ionizing radiation dose measurements from stored patient studies;
generate, with the mathematical model, a model which models a quality of findings in the radiology reports as a function of deposited dose of scans from the ionizing radiation dose measurements, wherein the quality of findings corresponds to a positive finding rate; and
determine an optimal radiation dose value based on the model and one or more optimization rules;
estimate a radiation dose value for a planned scan; and
control the data acquisition system to acquire projection data indicative of an examination region based on the planned scan in response to the estimated radiation dose value for the planned scan not exceeding the determined optimal radiation dose value, andan image reconstruction system configured to reconstruct the projection data to generate volumetric image data of the examination region.
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Abstract
A system includes a modeler that generates a model which models a quality of findings in radiologist reports as a function of deposited dose of scans from which the radiologist reports are created and a dose optimizer that determines an optimal dose value for a planned scan based on the model and one or more optimization rules. A method includes generating a model which models a quality of findings in radiologist reports as a function of deposited dose of scans from which the radiologist reports are created and determining an optimal dose value tar a planned scan based on the model and one or more optimization rules.
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
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a data acquisition system; a console, including; a memory storing a mathematical model; and a processor configured to; extract radiology reports and ionizing radiation dose measurements from stored patient studies; generate, with the mathematical model, a model which models a quality of findings in the radiology reports as a function of deposited dose of scans from the ionizing radiation dose measurements, wherein the quality of findings corresponds to a positive finding rate; and determine an optimal radiation dose value based on the model and one or more optimization rules; estimate a radiation dose value for a planned scan; and control the data acquisition system to acquire projection data indicative of an examination region based on the planned scan in response to the estimated radiation dose value for the planned scan not exceeding the determined optimal radiation dose value, and an image reconstruction system configured to reconstruct the projection data to generate volumetric image data of the examination region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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extracting, with a processor, radiology reports and ionizing radiation dose measurements from stored patient studies; generating, with the processor, a model which models a quality of findings in radiologist reports as a function of deposited dose of scans from which the radiologist reports are created using the extracted radiology reports and ionizing radiation dose measurements; determining, with the processor, an optimal radiation dose value based on the model, a group assignment for the planned scan, and one or more optimization rules, wherein the optimal radiation dose value corresponds to a radiation dose value of a scan at which a likelihood of improving a positive finding rate by increasing the radiation dose delivered is less than a predetermined threshold; estimating, with the processor, a radiation dose value for a planned scan; controlling, with the processor, data acquisition of an imaging system to acquire projection data indicative of an examination region based on the planned scan in response to the estimated radiation dose value for the planned scan not exceeding the optimal radiation dose value; and reconstructing, with the processor, the projection data to generate volumetric image data of the examination region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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an imaging system configured to scan a patient based on predetermined scan parameters of a planned scan of a patient, wherein the predetermined scan parameters include at least one scan parameter that affects a dose delivered to the patient when the patient is scanned; a console with a processor configured to; determine a quality of findings in radiologist reports as a mathematical function of deposited dose of scans from which the radiologist reports are created, wherein the quality of findings corresponds to a positive finding rate; determine an optimal dose value for a scan of the patient based on a relationship between the quality of findings and measured deposited dose of previously performed scans of patients; generating a signal indicating whether the estimated dose value exceeds the optimal dose value; and in response to the estimated dose value not exceeding the optimal dose value, control the imaging system to perform the scan based on the predetermined scan parameters to generate volumetric image data of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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