METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED POSITIONING OF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
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1. A method for positioning a medical diagnostic device, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a current position of the medical diagnostic device, the determining of the current position of the medical diagnostic device comprising comparing a current image with at least one reference image in a first database;
determining, by the processor, target position coordinates and a similarity score, iteratively, the determining of the target position coordinates and the similarity score comprising comparing the current image with the at least one reference image, a user preferred image in a second database, or the at least one reference image and the user preferred image;
computing, by the processor, one or more motion parameters associated with the target position coordinates of the medical diagnostic device;
actuating, by the processor, movement of the medical diagnostic device to a target position based on the one or more motion parameters.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for automatically positioning a medical diagnostic device. The method and system use a database of images that includes reference images and user-preferred images to position the medical diagnostic device. The medical diagnostic device in an initial position is moved to a final position based on the images in the database.
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1. A method for positioning a medical diagnostic device, the method comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a current position of the medical diagnostic device, the determining of the current position of the medical diagnostic device comprising comparing a current image with at least one reference image in a first database; determining, by the processor, target position coordinates and a similarity score, iteratively, the determining of the target position coordinates and the similarity score comprising comparing the current image with the at least one reference image, a user preferred image in a second database, or the at least one reference image and the user preferred image; computing, by the processor, one or more motion parameters associated with the target position coordinates of the medical diagnostic device; actuating, by the processor, movement of the medical diagnostic device to a target position based on the one or more motion parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17)
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9. A system for positioning a medical diagnostic device, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory includes processor executable instructions in the form of a position guidance module to; determine a current position of the medical diagnostic device, the determination of the current position of the medical diagnostic device comprising comparison of a current image with at least one reference image in a first database; determine target position coordinates, the determination of the target position coordinates comprising comparison of the current image with at least one preferred image in a second database; calculate a similarity score for the current image; calculate one or more motion parameters of the target position coordinates of the medical diagnostic device iteratively, based on the similarity score; and actuate movement of the medical diagnostic device to a target position based on the one or more motion parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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