AUTOMATED SEQUENTIAL PLANNING OF MR SCANS
First Claim
1. A method of acquiring at least one clinical MRI image of a subject comprising the following steps:
- acquiring a first survey image with a first field of view, the first survey image having a first spatial resolution,locating a first region of interest and at least one anatomical landmark in the first survey image,determining the position and the orientation of the first region of interest using the anatomical landmark, the position and the orientation of the first region being used for planning a second survey image,acquiring the second survey image with a second field of view, the second survey image having a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being higher than the first spatial resolution,generating a geometry planning for the anatomical region of interest using the second survey image,acquiring a diagnostic image of the anatomical region of interest using the geometry planning.
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Abstract
A method of acquiring at least one clinical MRI image of a subject comprising the following steps: acquiring a first survey image with a first field of view, the first survey image having a first spatial resolution,—locating a first region of interest and at least one anatomical landmarks in the first survey image, determining the position and the orientation of the first region of interest using the anatomical landmarks, the position and the orientation of the first region being used for—planning a second survey image,—acquiring the second survey image with a second field of view, the second survey image having a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being higher than the first spatial resolution, generating a geometry planning for the anatomical region of interest using the second survey image,—acquiring a diagnostic image of the anatomical region of interest using the geometry planning.
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1. A method of acquiring at least one clinical MRI image of a subject comprising the following steps:
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acquiring a first survey image with a first field of view, the first survey image having a first spatial resolution, locating a first region of interest and at least one anatomical landmark in the first survey image, determining the position and the orientation of the first region of interest using the anatomical landmark, the position and the orientation of the first region being used for planning a second survey image, acquiring the second survey image with a second field of view, the second survey image having a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being higher than the first spatial resolution, generating a geometry planning for the anatomical region of interest using the second survey image, acquiring a diagnostic image of the anatomical region of interest using the geometry planning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for acquiring clinical MRI data of a subject comprising:
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means for acquiring a first survey image with a first field of view, the first survey image having a first spatial resolution, means for locating a first region of interest and at least one anatomical landmarks in the first survey image, means for determining the position and the orientation of the first region of interest using the anatomical landmarks, the position and the orientation of the first region being used for planning a second survey image, means for acquiring the second survey image with a second field of view, the second survey image having a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being higher than the first spatial resolution, means for generating a geometry planning for the anatomical region of interest using the second survey image, means for acquiring a diagnostic image of the anatomical region of interest using the geometry planning. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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