Automatic or Semi-Automatic Whole Body MR Scanning System
First Claim
1. A system for imaging a plurality of anatomical regions of a patient with a plurality of different potentially pathological anatomical regions in a single imaging scan, comprising:
- an image data processor for automatically processing data representing a plurality of acquired patient anatomical images by,identifying a plurality of different anatomical elements in a corresponding plurality of different anatomical regions andidentifying a plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features associated with said plurality of different anatomical elements in response to first predetermined information associating different potentially pathology indicative features with corresponding different anatomical elements,determining a plurality of different image acquisition methods for use in imaging said plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features in response to second predetermined information associating different image acquisition methods with corresponding identified different pathology indicative features; and
an output processor for collating images of a plurality of different potentially pathological features acquired using the associated corresponding different image acquisition methods into groups associated with said plurality of different potentially pathological features for output.
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Abstract
A system includes an image data processor for automatically processing data representing multiple patient anatomical images acquired in a single imaging scan. The images are acquired by, identifying multiple different anatomical elements in corresponding multiple different anatomical regions and identifying multiple different potentially pathology indicative features associated with the multiple different anatomical elements in response to first predetermined information associating different potentially pathology indicative features with corresponding different anatomical elements. The image data processor determines multiple different image acquisition methods for use in imaging the multiple different potentially pathology indicative features in response to second predetermined information associating different image acquisition methods with corresponding identified different pathology indicative features. An output processor collates images for output.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for imaging a plurality of anatomical regions of a patient with a plurality of different potentially pathological anatomical regions in a single imaging scan, comprising:
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an image data processor for automatically processing data representing a plurality of acquired patient anatomical images by, identifying a plurality of different anatomical elements in a corresponding plurality of different anatomical regions and identifying a plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features associated with said plurality of different anatomical elements in response to first predetermined information associating different potentially pathology indicative features with corresponding different anatomical elements, determining a plurality of different image acquisition methods for use in imaging said plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features in response to second predetermined information associating different image acquisition methods with corresponding identified different pathology indicative features; and an output processor for collating images of a plurality of different potentially pathological features acquired using the associated corresponding different image acquisition methods into groups associated with said plurality of different potentially pathological features for output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for imaging a plurality of anatomical regions of a patient with a plurality of different potentially pathological anatomical regions in a single imaging scan, comprising the activities of:
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automatically processing data representing a plurality of patient anatomical images acquired in a single imaging scan by, identifying a plurality of different anatomical elements in a corresponding plurality of different anatomical regions and identifying a plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features associated with said plurality of different anatomical elements in response to first predetermined information associating different potentially pathology indicative features with corresponding different anatomical elements, determining a plurality of different image acquisition methods for use in imaging said plurality of different potentially pathology indicative features in response to second predetermined information associating different image acquisition methods with corresponding identified different pathology indicative features; and collating images of a plurality of different potentially pathological features acquired using the associated corresponding different image acquisition methods into groups associated with said plurality of different potentially pathological features for output.
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