Apparatus and method for just-in-time localization image acquisition
First Claim
1. A method for generating a clinically useful image having a desired image acquisition plane in a short time frame, the method comprising the steps of:
- prescribing a second image relative to at least one of a default second image, a first image, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set;
acquiring the second image;
displaying the second image;
prescribing the clinically useful image relative to the second image;
acquiring the clinically useful image; and
displaying the clinically useful image, wherein the second image and the clinically useful image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment included in an imaging system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a “just-in-time” localizer image of an object of interest from which a high resolution image can be based is disclosed herein. The “just-in-time” localizer image is acquired based on at least one of a default localizer image of the object of interest, a precursor image of the object of interest, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set associated with the object of interest. The “just-in-time” localizer image and the high resolution image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for generating a clinically useful image having a desired image acquisition plane in a short time frame, the method comprising the steps of:
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prescribing a second image relative to at least one of a default second image, a first image, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set;
acquiring the second image;
displaying the second image;
prescribing the clinically useful image relative to the second image;
acquiring the clinically useful image; and
displaying the clinically useful image, wherein the second image and the clinically useful image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment included in an imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging system for generating a clinically useful image having a desired image acquisition plane in a short time frame, the system comprising:
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means for prescribing a second image relative to at least one of a default second image, a first image, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set;
means for acquiring the second image;
means for displaying the second image;
means for prescribing the clinically useful image relative to the second image;
means for acquiring the clinically useful image; and
means for displaying the clinically useful image, wherein the second image and the clinically useful image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment included in the imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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