System for acquiring a plurality of images of a patient and a controller for operating the same
First Claim
1. A system for acquiring a plurality of internal images of a patient, the system comprising:
- a contrast medium injector operable to introduce a contrast medium into the patient, and to generate a movement signal relating to movement of the medium;
a controller in communication with the injector, the controller being operable to receive the movement signal, and to generate a control signal having an acquire output based on the movement signal; and
an imaging system having an imaging device that acquires internal images of the patient, the imaging system being operable to receive the control signal and to acquire the plurality of internal images in response to receiving the acquire output.
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Abstract
A system for acquiring a plurality of internal images of a patient. The system includes a housing connectable to a medium movement sensor. The medium movement sensor generates a movement signal regarding a movement of the medium. The housing is also connectable to an imaging device. The imaging device acquires the internal images upon receiving a control signal having an acquire output. The system further includes a controller secured to the housing. The controller is operable to receive the movement signal, to generate a control signal having an acquire output based on the movement signal, and to provide the control signal having an acquire output to the imaging device.
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1. A system for acquiring a plurality of internal images of a patient, the system comprising:
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a contrast medium injector operable to introduce a contrast medium into the patient, and to generate a movement signal relating to movement of the medium;
a controller in communication with the injector, the controller being operable to receive the movement signal, and to generate a control signal having an acquire output based on the movement signal; and
an imaging system having an imaging device that acquires internal images of the patient, the imaging system being operable to receive the control signal and to acquire the plurality of internal images in response to receiving the acquire output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for acquiring a plurality of images of a patient comprising:
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a housing connectable to a medium movement sensor that generates a movement signal regarding a movement of a medium, and to an imaging device that acquires the images upon receiving a control signal having an acquire output; and
a controller secured to the housing, the controller being operable to receive the movement signal, to generate the control signal having an acquire output based on the movement signal, and to communicate the control signal having an acquire output to the imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of acquiring a plurality of images of a patient, the method comprising:
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determining when a contrast medium is entering the patient;
generating an acquire output when the contrast medium enters the patient;
providing the acquire output to an imaging device; and
acquiring the plurality of images with the imaging device upon receiving the acquire output. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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