Canon Medical Systems Corporation

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

James Begelman

Joseph Manak

Victor Gorin

Jingwu Yao

Yiemeng Hoi

John Baumgart

Kazumasa Arakita

Kevin Christopher Zimmerman

Thomas Labno

Akira Nishijima

Haruki Iwai

Yu-Bing Chang

Yi Hu

Takashi Ohshima

A system and method is provided for controlling an acquisition system to obtain, based on a currently acquired set of projection data, a next set of projection data that is to be acquired using a set of learned imaging conditions. The set of learned imaging conditions are, at least in part, based on training data including projection data and dose information. In one embodiment, the initial dose and angle for obtaining the initial set of projection data are chosen at random. In another embodiment, the initial dose and angle for obtaining the initial set of projection data are chosen based on a test scan and a trained neural network for outputting the initial dose and angle using a loss function.

Apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for generating a task-aware dynamic sparse-view scanning procedure

A computer-tomography (CT) imaging system, comprising an imaging data acquisition system. The imaging data acquisition system includes a detector section, an aggregation section, and a storage section. The detection section includes a plurality of detector elements configured to convert radiation into electric signals. The aggregation section aggregates imaging data carried by the electric signals from the detector section. The storage section is arranged in a manner corresponding to the detector elements regarding an output from the detector section and an input to the aggregation section. The storage section includes a predetermined number of non-volatile memories configured to store the imaging data from the corresponding detector elements.

Computed tomography (CT) imaging system, radiation imaging system, and method of acquiring CT imaging data

A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires image data including image data of a blood vessel of a subject. The processing circuitry performs analysis related to the blood vessel by using the image data, and specifies a region of interest in the blood vessel based on a result of the analysis. The processing circuitry performs fluid analysis on a region other than the region of interest at a first accuracy, and performs fluid analysis on the region of interest at a second accuracy that is higher than the first accuracy.

Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and X-ray CT apparatus

A control method for controlling data processing acquired from medical imaging modalities by using multiple data processors connected to multiple medical imaging modalities via a network. The method includes obtaining image information for imaging to be performed with an imaging modality from the multiple imaging modalities. The method also includes obtaining load information of the multiple data processors before the imaging is completed. Allocating, based on graph information generated based on the obtained load information, at least a part of the multiple data processors to processing of data acquired in imaging based on the imaging information. The control method may conclude by performing processing of the acquired data with the allocated data processing resource.

Task allocation for use in medical imaging and diagnostics

A computer-tomography (CT) imaging system, comprising an imaging data acquisition system. The imaging data acquisition system includes a plurality of sets of a detector section, a storage section, and an aggregation section. The detector section includes a plurality of detector elements each being configured to convert radiation into electric signals. The aggregation section is configured to aggregate imaging data carried by the electronic signals from the detector section. The storage section is connected with an output of the detector section and an input of the aggregation section. The storage section comprises a predetermined number of non-volatile memories to store the imaging data from the corresponding detector elements.

Imaging system and data acquisition method and structure thereof

Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and x-ray CT apparatus

A system, method and computer readable medium to render, as a single image, source data from a network of data providers, that provide source data of a respective data type. A composition space contains two-dimensional (2D) display surfaces to which the source data is provided from the data providers, and transformation operator surfaces, which are located at different positions in a depth direction than the 2D display surfaces. Each of the transformation operator surfaces represent a respective visual transformation operation on surfaces of the 2D display surfaces that are positioned at lesser depths than the transformation operator surface. Using data-centric communication, updates are published to the 2D display surfaces, the updates including the source data from the data providers, and, upon detecting an update to a subscribed 2D display surface, the subscribed 2D display surface is rendered as the single image by performing the visual transformation operations.

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James Begelman