Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

General Electric Company

Bradley Jay Gabrielse

Michael Sarju Vaz

Ryan C Forbes

Chelsey Amanda Lewis

David Joseph Pitterle

Nitya Talasila

Darin Robert Okerlund

Holly A McDaniel

John Howard Londt

Mark Vincent Profio

John Irvin Jackson

Scott Slavic

Maud Bonnard

Sergio Lemaitre

Brian Edward Nett

Paul Edgar Licato

John Moore Boudry

Dominic Joseph Crotty

Balaji Raman

Grant Morey Stevens

Sharon Ghelman

Franco Rupcich

Brian William Thomsen

David Erik Chevalier

Ryan James Lemminger

Meghan Lynn Yue

Karen Procknow

Priti Madhav

John Fusco

Elizabeth Janus Nett

Fausto Espinal

Sardar Gautham

Roshni Bhagalia

Jacquelyn Lee Gerhardson

Vignesha Ramegowda

Yasu Omi

David Alexander Polyak

Nikhil Jones Tomy

Kenji Okabe

Khaleel Ahamad Nadaf

Spencer Cutler

Ryan Christopher Forbes

Xiaoqing Guo

Elisa Pertuset

Benjamin Thomas Hauser

A system(s), a computer-implemented method(s) and/or computer executable instructions encoded on a computer readable medium(s) obtains, for groups of a scan series for a subject, scout images for the subject that were acquired prior to planning the scan series and that include images of arms of the subject in different positions relative to the subject, designates, for each group of the groups, a scout image of the scout images with a position of the arms of the subject that corresponds to a position of the arms of the subject in the group as the reference image for X-ray source current modulation for the group, and utilizes the designated scout images for X-ray source current modulation for the series.

Method and system for selection of reference scout images for X-ray source current modulation

Systems/techniques that facilitate customized exceptions for intelligent protocoling are provided. In various embodiments, a system can access a data candidate associated with a medical patient. In various aspects, the system can execute a trained machine learning model on the data candidate, thereby identifying a first medical imaging protocol to be performed by a medical imaging scanner on the medical patient. In various instances, the system can determine whether the data candidate triggers a conditional protocol exception, wherein the conditional protocol exception identifies a second medical imaging protocol that is to be implemented when a condition is satisfied by the data candidate. In various cases, the system can, in response to determining that the data candidate satisfies the condition, select the second medical imaging protocol to be performed by the medical imaging scanner on the medical patient instead of selecting the first medical imaging protocol.

Customized exceptions for intelligent protocoling

Medical scanner application platforms and associated components (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system, can comprise: a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining, based on package schema data representative of a package schema of an application received via a network, one or more attributes of the application, based on the one or more attributes of the application, determining one or more constraints of the application applicable to a medical scanner communicatively coupled to the system via an agent of the medical scanner, and storing the application in an application database accessible to the agent of the medical scanner.

Medical scanner application platform

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon a first contrast injection of a first contrast bolus, processing acquired projection data of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the first contrast bolus, setting a timing for a second contrast injection of a second contrast bolus to a fallback injection timing, and responsive to identifying an adaptive injection timing for the second contrast injection based on the contrast signal before the fallback injection timing is reached, updating the timing for the second contrast injection to the adaptive injection timing and commanding initiation of the second contrast injection at the adaptive injection timing, otherwise commanding initiation of the second contrast injection at the fallback injection timing.

Methods and systems for adaptive timing of a second contrast bolus

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes upon a first contrast injection, processing acquired projection data of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the first contrast injection, estimating a time when a venous return to baseline (VRTB) of the first contrast injection is to occur based on the contrast signal, and commanding initiation of a second contrast injection at the estimated time.

Methods and systems for timing a second contrast bolus

Various methods and systems are provided for generating a guided workflow and assisting in clinical decision making during operation of an imaging system at a site. Via a protocol manager interface, displaying a default protocol generated for the imaging system by a manufacturer, an authorized user may customize the protocol for the site. A workflow, in accordance with the modified protocol, is then displayed to another non-authenticated user at a time of operating the imaging system for an active scan.

Methods and systems for protocol management

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon an injection of a contrast agent, processing acquired projection data of a monitoring area of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, estimating two or more target times of the contrast agent at the monitoring area of the subject based on the contrast signal, and carrying out a contrast scan that includes a two or more acquisitions each performed at a respective target time.

Methods and systems for an adaptive multi-phase angiography scan

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes processing acquired projection data of a monitoring area of a subject to measure a first contrast signal of a contrast agent administered to the subject via a first injection, initializing a contrast scan of the subject according to a fallback scan prescription, determining when each of a plurality of zones of the contrast scan are estimated to occur based on the contrast signal, generating a personalized scan prescription for the contrast scan based on when each of the plurality of zones are estimated to occur, and performing the contrast scan according to the personalized scan prescription after a second injection of the contrast agent.

Methods and systems for an adaptive multi-zone perfusion scan

Methods and systems are provided for automated protocol recommendation and selection in a medical imaging system. In one example, a method may include receiving, from a hospital-specific user interface, a standard procedure ID, determining a medical imaging procedure based on the standard procedure ID, and, responsive to having previously received the standard procedure ID, generating one or more protocol recommendations based at least on the determined medical imaging procedure, and performing the determined medical imaging procedure based on at least one of the one or more protocol recommendations.

Methods and systems for automated scan protocol recommendation

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon an injection of a contrast agent, initiating a contrast scan of a subject according to a fallback scan prescription, processing acquired projection data of an anatomical region of interest (ROI) of the subject to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, identifying a peak in the contrast signal within a predetermined time frame, if the peak in the contrast signal is not identified within the predetermined time frame, updating the fallback scan prescription to generate an adapted scan prescription for the contrast scan based on the contrast signal, and performing a remainder of the contrast scan according to the adapted scan prescription, and if the peak in the contrast signal is not identified within the predetermined time frame, continuing the remainder of the contrast scan according to the fallback scan prescription.

Methods and systems for an adaptive perfusion scan

Various methods and systems are provided for displaying to an operator an attenuation map of a filter relative to a current location of an anatomical feature of a subject; and in response to the anatomical feature being within a region of the attenuation map, prompting an operator to reposition the subject. In this way, centering of the anatomical feature relative to an attenuation system may be facilitated for improved image quality.

Methods and systems for beam attenuation

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method for a computing device communicatively coupled to an imaging system includes, selecting a scan protocol, displaying an adaptive scan protocol graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device coupled to the computing device, adjusting one or more parameters of the scan protocol in response to user input to the adaptive scan protocol GUI, updating a visual representation of the scan protocol displayed via the adaptive scan protocol GUI in correspondence to the adjustment of the one or more parameters of the scan protocol, and storing the adjusted scan protocol in memory of the computing device.

Methods and systems for controlling an adaptive contrast scan

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon an injection of a contrast agent, processing acquired projection data of an anatomical region of interest (ROI) of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, determining when each of a plurality of zones of a contrast scan are estimated to occur based on the contrast signal, updating a scan prescription for the contrast scan based on when each of the plurality of zones of the scan protocol are estimated to occur, and performing the contrast scan according to the updated scan prescription.

Methods and systems for an adaptive four-zone perfusion scan

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon a first injection of a contrast agent, processing acquired projection data of a monitoring area of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, determining when each of a plurality of zones of a contrast scan are estimated to occur based on the contrast signal, generating a scan prescription for the contrast scan based on when each of the plurality of zones are estimated to occur, and upon a second injection of contrast agent, performing the contrast scan according to the scan prescription.

Methods and systems for an adaptive five-zone perfusion scan

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon an injection of a contrast agent, performing a plurality of perfusion acquisitions of a first anatomical region of interest (ROI) of a subject with the imaging system, processing projection data of the first anatomical ROI obtained from the plurality of perfusion acquisitions to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, performing a plurality of angiography acquisitions, each angiography acquisition performed at a respective time determined based on the contrast signal, and performing one or more additional perfusion acquisitions between each angiography acquisition.

Methods and systems for a single-bolus angiography and perfusion scan

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Brookfield, WI, United States of America

Bradley Jay Gabrielse