Phantom Identification
First Claim
1. A self-identifying phantom for use in calibrating/assuring image quality of a medical imaging device, comprising:
- a phantom, per se; and
a distinguishable, machine-readable identification feature associated with the phantom, per se, without which identification feature the phantom, per se, could still be used to calibrate/assure image quality of the medical imaging device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to calibration phantoms used in connection with medical imaging devices such as PET, MR, etc., and particularly in connection with hybrid systems such as MR/PET systems. In some cases, the phantoms have distinguishable, machine-readable identification features that allow the imaging system to identify them automatically, without operator intervention. In other cases, even where the phantoms do not have such distinguishable, machine-readable identification features, if the imaging system is appropriately configured with cameras and/or appropriate image analysis software, the imaging system can still identify the phantoms automatically.
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24 Claims
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1. A self-identifying phantom for use in calibrating/assuring image quality of a medical imaging device, comprising:
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a phantom, per se; and a distinguishable, machine-readable identification feature associated with the phantom, per se, without which identification feature the phantom, per se, could still be used to calibrate/assure image quality of the medical imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical imaging system, comprising:
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a medical imaging device; and a stand-alone phantom-recognizing device associated with the medical imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A medical imaging system, comprising:
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a medical imaging device with an operational control system; and control software residing on the medical imaging system and which controls operation of the medical imaging device; wherein the control software includes image-analyzing software that analyzes an image produced by the medical imaging device and that, based on said analysis, recognizes and identifies an object being imaged by the medical imaging system as corresponding to an object previously stored in a storage medium associated with said medical imaging system.
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