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Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC

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Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies Gmbh

Ge Medical Systems Global Technology, LLC

Jasbir S. Sra

Sra, Jasbir, Singh

Darin Robert Okerlund

Jiang Hsieh

Melissa Liliane Vass

John Howard Londt

Jianying Li

Jasbir Sra

Mark Edward Woodford

Mark Vincent Profio

John Irvin Jackson

Laurent Launay

Sandeep Dutta

Xiangyang Tang

Bernice Hoppel

Robert F Senzig

Jerome F Knoplioch

Paul Edgar Licato

Kishore Chandra Acharya

Shankara Bonthu Reddy

Kelly Ann Mohr

Toshihiro Rifu

Peter Michael Edic

Saad Ahmed Sirohey

Brian Edward Nett

Bradley Jay Gabrielse

Giridhar Jothiprasad

Rahul Bhotika

Steven James Gray

Edward Henry Chao

Dominic Joseph Crotty

Bijan Dorri

Franco Rupcich

Ravikanth Avancha

Karen Procknow

Rajendra Kurady

Ann Christine Hole

Helen Thomson

Sankar V Srinivas

Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus

Chelsey Amanda Lewis

Jed Douglas Pack

James Vradenburg Miller

Ricardo Scott Avila

Baojun Li

Hui David He

Steven John Woloschek

Tin-Su Pan

Maria Iatrou

Matthew Joseph Walker

Adam Gregory Pautsch

Elisabeth Angelos

Roy-Arnulf Helge Nilsen

Scott McOlash

Brian William Thomsen

Scott Slavic

Priti Madhav

Tal Gilat Schmidt

Christine Carol Hammond

Christopher C Slack

James Donald Markvicka

Priya Gopinath

Sardar Gautham

Guillermo Ruiz

DeAnn Haas

John H Londt

TinSu Pan

Vijay Subramanian

Hui He

Timothy W Deller

David Pazzani

Daniel Stassi

Judy Marie Graney

Steven D Baker

Melissa Vass

Jasbir Singh Sra

Melissa L Vass

A system and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging include a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire a first set of data comprising anatomical information of an imaging subject, the anatomical information comprises information of at least one vessel. The instructions further cause the computer to process the anatomical information to generate an image volume comprising the at least one vessel, generate hemodynamic information based on the image volume, and acquire a second set of data of the imaging subject. The computer is also caused to generate an image comprising the hemodynamic information in combination with a visualization based on the second set of data.

System and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging

Methods and systems are provided for adjusting medical imaging parameters based on imaging parameters used during a previous imaging session. In one embodiment, a method for a computed tomography (CT) system includes reducing a radiation level of at least one CT scan of one or more successive CT scans performed on a patient based on CT scan information obtained from a previous CT scan performed on the patient, the radiation level reduced relative to a radiation level of the previous CT scan.

Methods and system for optimizing an imaging scan based on a prior scan

Methods and systems are provided for generating a diagnostic cardiac image using a CT system without ECG gating techniques. In one example, a method for an imaging system includes determining a scanning duration for scanning a heart of a patient with the imaging system based on a heart rate of the patient, scanning the patient with the imaging system for the scanning duration, the scanning commenced independent of a current phase of a cardiac cycle of the heart of the patient, and reconstructing an image from data acquired during the scanning.

Systems and methods for cardiac imaging

Methods and systems are provided for automatically adjusting a position of a table configured to be positioned in a bore of a medical imaging device. The table may be adjusted according to one or more of a table elevation, an anatomical reference, and a start scan location. The table elevation, anatomical reference, and start scan location may be obtained from a selected imaging protocol.

Methods and systems for patient scan setup

A computer-implemented method for generating and simulating a computed tomography (CT) protocol is provided. The method includes receiving, via a graphical user interface, at a processor user input including patient population size settings and scan technique settings for modeling the effects of the scan technique settings across a patient population as a function of patient size. The method also includes generating, via the processor, a patient population profile based on at least the patient population size settings and the scan technique settings, wherein the patient population profile includes specific CT scan technique settings to be applied across different size ranges of the patient population as a function of patient size. The method further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, one or more visualization elements illustrating the effect of these specific CT scan technique settings on specific imaging metrics across the patient population.

System and method for generating and performing imaging protocol simulations

Systems and methods are provided that acquire image data of a first location of a region of interest (ROI) when located in a field of view of a medical imaging system as a contrast material injected into the ROI passes through the first location. The systems and methods further determine from the image data of the first location when a first contrast metric is reached, and after determining the image data of the first location, position the second location of the ROI in the field of view of the medical imaging system. The systems and methods further acquire image data of the second location as the contrast material passes through the second location, and determine from the image data of the second location when the contrast material reaches a second contrast metric.

Systems and methods for flow rate compensated acquisition parameters for medical imaging

A system includes an imaging acquisition unit, a reconstruction unit, and a determination system. The imaging acquisition unit is configured to perform a scan to acquire imaging information of a patient. The reconstruction unit is configured to reconstruct an image using the imaging information. The determination system is communicatively coupled to the imaging acquisition unit and the reconstruction unit. The determination system includes at least one processor configured to: acquire performance information corresponding to the scan; determine a scan quality for the scan based on the performance information; determine an update to a protocol used to at least one of acquire the imaging information or reconstruct the image; and provide control information to at least one of the imaging acquisition unit or the reconstruction unit to implement the determined update for at least one of performing a subsequent scan or reconstructing a subsequent image.

Systems and methods for adaptive imaging systems

A CT system includes a gantry having a rotatable base and having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, an x-ray source, a CT detector, and a computer programmed to detect a mis-registration at a slab boundary between a first slab and a second slab of a reconstructed image, quantify an amount of mis-registration at the slab boundary, and adjust the reconstructed image at the slab boundary based on the quantification.

System and method of correcting banding artifacts in cardiac CT

Systems and methods are provided that receive a clinical identifier, an acquisition condition target, and one or more patient characteristics. The systems and methods further generate a scan attribute based on the clinical identifier. The scan attribute corresponding to characteristics of a resultant medical image. The systems and methods determine select scan settings from a plurality of scan settings based on the scan attribute and the one or more patient characteristics, and calculate candidate acquisition conditions associated with the select scan settings. Further, the systems and methods identify one of the select scan settings as a scan prescription based on a relation between the candidate acquisition conditions and the acquisition condition target.

Systems and methods for guided selection of acquisition parameters for medical imaging

A method is provided including determining at least one range of phases of a cardiac cycle from which to select a selected phase based on at least one of patient demographic information, patient physiological information, or a general physiological model. The method also includes generating corresponding intermediate images for each of the phases of the at least one range of phases. Further, the method includes selecting the selected phase based on at least one image quality (IQ) metric of the intermediate images. Also, the method includes generating an image for diagnostic use using imaging information from the selected phase.

Systems and methods for coronary imaging

A system and method for distributed and coordinated image processing of tomographic images utilizing processors on a medical imaging device and a separate workstation is disclosed. The system includes an image acquisition device to acquire image data of a subject and an image processor to receive the image data therefrom. The image processor is programmed to reconstruct initial images of a region-of-interest (ROI) from the image data, identify initial images on which to perform image correction, and generate an image correction request for the images identified for image correction, with the image correction request specifying a processing operation to be performed on the respective images. The image processor is further programmed to transfer the reconstructed initial images to a separate workstation that automatically initiates the image correction upon verifying a presence of an image correction request on the initial images so as to generate corrected images.

System and method for distributed processing of tomographic images

A method for displaying medical image data. The method includes digitally combining 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volume visualizations representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time. The plurality of 4D volume visualizations include first and second 4D volume visualizations. The first 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a first time period, and the second 4D volume visualization including the entirety of the common region during a different second time period. The method also includes digitally combining the first and second 4D volume visualizations by digitally processing the first and second 4D volume visualizations to generate a modified 4D volume visualization of the entirety of the common region.

Method and system for generating a modified 4D volume visualization

A system and method for dual energy CT spectral imaging that provides for accurate blood vessel stenosis visualization and quantification is disclosed. The CT system includes an x-ray source configured to project x-rays toward a region-of-interest of a patient that includes a blood vessel in a stenosed condition and having a plaque material therein. The CT system also includes an x-ray detector to receive x-rays emitted by the x-ray source and attenuated by the region-of-interest, a data acquisition system (DAS) operably connected to the x-ray detector, and a computer programmed to obtain a first set of CT image data for the region-of-interest at a first chromatic energy level, obtain a second set of CT image data for the region-of-interest at a second chromatic energy level that is higher than the first chromatic energy level, and identify plaque material in the region-of-interest by analyzing the second set of CT image data.

System and method for blood vessel stenosis visualization and quantification using spectral CT analysis

A method for reconstructing images of structures undergoing physiological motion comprises acquiring a first volume of data over a first motion cycle. The first volume comprises a first overlap volume. A second volume of data is acquired over a second motion cycle and comprises a second overlap volume. The first and second overlap volumes comprise like anatomical regions with respect to each other. A reconstructed volume of data is formed based on temporal data within the first and second overlap volumes.

Method and apparatus for reconstructing images of moving structures based on motion cycle temporal data

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