Method and medical imaging apparatus for determining a slice in an examination volume for data acquisition in the slice
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1. A method for operating a medical imaging apparatus adapted to receive a patient therein, comprising the steps of:
- in a freely selectively acquired 3D reference image dataset of a patient, electronically designating a reference data slice;
using a medical imaging apparatus, acquiring a 3D image dataset of an examination volume of a patient in the medical imaging device;
automatically electronically bringing said 3D image dataset into registration with said 3D reference image dataset; and
automatically electronically identifying a slice in said 3D image dataset, for which data are to be acquired in said medical imaging apparatus, corresponding to said reference data slice in the 3D reference image dataset that has been brought into registration with said 3D image dataset.
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Abstract
In a method and medical examination apparatus for determination of the position of at least one slice in an examination area in which slice a slice image acquisition of the examination area by means of the examination device is to occur, a 3D image dataset of the examination area is acquired, which is then brought into registration with a chronologically earlier acquired 3D reference image dataset. The slice in the 3D image dataset is determined by at least one reference slice defined in the 3D reference image dataset.
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1. A method for operating a medical imaging apparatus adapted to receive a patient therein, comprising the steps of:
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in a freely selectively acquired 3D reference image dataset of a patient, electronically designating a reference data slice; using a medical imaging apparatus, acquiring a 3D image dataset of an examination volume of a patient in the medical imaging device; automatically electronically bringing said 3D image dataset into registration with said 3D reference image dataset; and automatically electronically identifying a slice in said 3D image dataset, for which data are to be acquired in said medical imaging apparatus, corresponding to said reference data slice in the 3D reference image dataset that has been brought into registration with said 3D image dataset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical imaging apparatus comprising:
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a control unit containing a freely selectively acquired 3D reference image dataset of a patient; an interface connected to said control unit allowing designation of a reference data slice in said 3D reference image dataset; a scanner adapted to receive the patient therein and operated by said control unit to acquire a 3D image dataset of an examination volume of the patient in the scanner; said control unit automatically electronically bringing said 3D image dataset into registration with said 3D reference image dataset; and said control unit automatically electronically identifying a slice in said 3D image dataset, for which data are to be acquired in said medical imaging apparatus, corresponding to said reference data slice in the 3D reference image dataset that has been brought into registration with said 3D image dataset.
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