Short/long axis cardiac display protocol

• US 20020156359A1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Knoplioch, Jerome Francois, Haas, DeAnn, Moris, Gilles Roland
• Granted Patent: US 6,975,897 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/407
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/032 Transmission computed tomography [CT]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/488 involving pre-scan acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/503 for diagnosis of the heart
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/541 involving acquisition triggered by a physiological signal

Abstract

A method for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes includes generating a prescription image of a heart, receiving data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane lane, generating a plurality of images under software control, and saving the generated images.

Claims

1. A method for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes, comprising:

generating a prescription image of a heart;

receiving data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane;

generating a plurality of images; and

saving the generated images.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising selecting a short/long axis protocol.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said generating a prescription image of a heart further comprises loading at least one a volume data set that represents a heart at a desired phase and a plurality of volume data sets of the heart at a plurality of desired phases in the computer.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said receiving data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image further comprises assisting a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks on the prescription image.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said assisting a user with visual aids to position the landmarks further comprises assisting a user with at least one of an example image and a detailed text to position the landmarks.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said generating a plurality of images under software control further comprises generating a plurality of 4D images under software control.

7. A method for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes, comprising:

generating a prescription image of a heart;

selecting a short/long axis protocol;

prompting a user with visual aids;

receiving data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane;

generating 4D images; and

and saving the generated images.

8. A computer readable medium encoded with a program executable by a computer for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes, said program configured to instruct the computer to:

generate a prescription image of a heart;

receive data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane;

generate a plurality of images; and

save the generated images.

9. A computer readable medium in accordance with claim 8 wherein said medium further configured to select a short/long axis protocol base on the user input.

10. A computer readable medium in accordance with claim 8 wherein to generate a prescription image of a heart, said medium further configured to load at least one a volume data set that represents a heart at a desired phase and a plurality of volume data sets of the heart at a plurality of desired phases in the computer.

11. A computer readable medium in accordance with claim 8 wherein to receive data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image, said medium further configured to assist a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks on the prescription image.

12. A computer readable medium in accordance with claim 11 wherein to assist a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks, said medium further configured to assist a user with at least one of an example image and a detailed text to position the landmarks.

13. A computer readable medium in accordance with claim 8 wherein to generate a plurality of images, said medium further configured to generate 4D images.

16. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 wherein said computer further configured to select a short/long axis protocol base on the user input.

17. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 wherein to generate a prescription image of a heart, said computer further configured to load at least one a volume data set that represents a heart at a desired phase and a plurality of volume data sets of the heart at a plurality of desired phases in the computer.

18. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 wherein to use a computer and a display to position landmarks on the prescription image, said computer further configured to assist a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks on the prescription image.

19. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 18 wherein to assist a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks, said computer further configured to assist a user with at least one of an example image and a detailed text to position the landmarks.

20. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 wherein to generate a plurality of images, said computer further configured to generate 4D images.

14. A computer readable medium encoded with a program executable by a computer for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes, said program configured to instruct the computer to:

generate a prescription image of a heart;

receive data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane;

assist a user with a plurality of visual aids to position the landmarks on the prescription image, where in said visual aids comprise at least one of an example image and a detailed text;

generate a plurality of 4D images; and

save the generated images.

15. A medical imaging for generating views of a heart along anatomically useful planes, said medical imaging system comprising:

a detector array;

at least one radiation source; and

a computer coupled to said detector array and radiation source and configured to;

generate a prescription image of a heart;

receive data regarding a position of at least one landmark on the prescription image to define a series of slices through the heart along at least one anatomical plane;

generate a plurality of images; and

save the generated images.