Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

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U.S. Philips Corporation

Coremedia Ag

Joachim Schmidt

Thomas Erik Amthor

Jörn Borgert

Ingmar Graesslin

Eberhard Sebastian Hansis

Thomas Netsch

Tanja Nordhoff

Michael Günter Helle

Thomas Wendler

Peter Vernickel

Christian Findeklee

William Palmer Lord

Andrew G Stove

Olaf Kummer

Colleen Michelle Ennett

Ingwer C Carlsen

Liqin Wang

Yajing Zhang

Heino Svensson

Chenguang Zhao

Axel Wienberg

Frank Wienberg

Karl-Juergan Moennich

Ruediger Grewer

Karl-Jurgen Monnich

Xinxin Zhu

Rudiger Grewer

Matthias Ernst

Martin Unruh

Andreas Gawecki

A non-transitory computer readable medium () stores instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor () to perform a method () of maintaining a machine log () for a medical imaging device (). The method includes: extracting event annotations () from video () acquired by at least one video camera () positioned to image an examination region of the medical imaging device and/or an imaging bay () containing the medical imaging device, the event annotations representing activities occurring during a medical imaging examination performed using the medical imaging device; and recording machine log entries () in the machine log of the medical imaging device wherein the machine log entries are generated by the medical imaging device. The recording includes matching the extracted event annotations with machine log entries based on timestamps () of the event annotations and timestamps () of the machine log entries and annotating the machine log entries with the matched event annotations.

Context-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) workflow analysis and image reading

A method () of controlling a user interface (UI) provided by a remote operator workstation of a remote expert (RE) providing assistance to local operators (LO) of respective medical imaging devices () during a medical imaging examination includes: analyzing signal feeds () received by a feed aggregator () to detect events occurring in workspaces of the local operators; identifying a highest priority event from amongst the detected events using an event prioritization mapping; identifying a highest priority local operator as the local operator in whose workspace the highest priority event occurred; selecting a highest priority UI view corresponding to the highest priority event using the event-to-UI view mapping; and presenting information derived from the signal feeds from the workspace of the highest priority local operator in accordance with the highest priority UI view.

Event-controlled view selection

When acquiring detailed utilization information from imaging equipment in a cross-vendor approach, one or more sensors () are positioned within a data security zone () in which an imaging procedure is performed. Sensor data is pre-processed on an isolated processing unit () to remove any sensitive information and keep a selection of features only. The resultant feature pattern is transmitted outside of the data security zone to a processing unit () where pattern recognition is performed on feature pattern to identify the type of imaging modality, scan, etc. being performed as well as to determine whether the scan is being performed according to schedule.

Cross-vendor cross-modality imaging workflow analysis

A non-transitory computer readable medium () stores instructions executable by at least one electronic processor () to perform a medical process or workflow compliance monitoring method (). The method includes: monitoring () progress of an in-progress instance of a medical process or workflow using a Business Process Model (BPM) that includes a number of defined roles in the medical process or workflow; extracting () a non-compliance vector (c) from the BPM during the monitoring of the in-progress instance, the non-compliance vector comprising vector elements storing values of non-compliance metrics for the in-progress instance; converting () the non-compliance vector to a role assignments vector (a) whose vector elements store values indicative of role assignments for remediating non-compliance of the in-progress instance; and generating () one or more alerts directed to one or more roles on the basis of the vector elements of the role assignments vector.

Role-specific process compliance alert system

The present disclosure relates to a medical imaging method for enabling magnetic resonance imaging of a subject () using a set of imaging parameters of imaging protocols, the method comprising: receiving information related to the subject; using a predefined machine learning model for suggesting at least one imaging protocol for the received information, wherein the imaging protocol comprises at least part of the set of imaging parameters and associated values; providing the imaging protocol.

Method for enabling magnetic resonance imaging of a subject

A medical imaging system for acquiring medical image data from an imaging zone. The medical imaging system includes a memory for storing machine executable instructions and medical imaging system commands. The medical imaging system further includes a user interface and a processor. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: receive scan parameter data for modifying the behavior of the medical imaging system commands; receive metadata descriptive of imaging conditions from the user interface; store configuration data descriptive of a current configuration of the medical imaging system in the memory; calculate an error probability by comparing the metadata, the configuration data, and the scan parameter data using a predefined model, wherein the error probability is descriptive of a deviation between the metadata and between the configuration data and/or the scan parameter data; perform predefined action if the error probability is above a predetermined threshold.

Automated consistency check for medical imaging

A context-aware decision-support system automatically selects the clinical guideline pertaining to the patient's medical care and automatically deduces the current stage in the guideline (S, S). The system tracks a patient's progress through the guideline to maintain a determination as to the current stage (S, S). Based on the current stage and patient-specific information, an unsolicited recommendation is presented on-screen, accompanied by one or more grades representing the level of evidence underlying the recommendation (S).

Decision support system with embedded clinical guidelines

A method and circuit arrangement for operating multi-channel transmit/receive antenna devices or arrangements is used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. Full independent control of complete multi-channel RF transmit and receive chains can be conducted in a flexible way and new options like RF shimming, transmit sensitivity encoding (TransmitSENSE), RF encoding, determination of S- or Z-matrix prior to spin echo measurements, calibration, SAR (specific absorption rate) reduction etc. can be utilized or improved.

Method and circuit arrangement for operating multi-channel transmit/receive antenna devices

A schema-oriented content management system, in particular to an apparatus and a method for storing and accessing data in a content management system which allows content schema evolution while maintaining operation based on already stored content data. A data processing apparatus for storing and accessing data in a content management system comprises a content object generation arrangement for generating content objects to store content data, wherein a content object comprises a plurality of property-value bindings, a content object storing arrangement for storing generated content objects, a content schema generation arrangement for generating an object-oriented content schema to model content data, a content schema storing arrangement for storing the generated content schema, and a content object accessing arrangement to access stored content objects by way of the stored content schema.

Schema-oriented content management system

A projection display system comprises a presentation computer (,) which generates images which are projected onto a screen (,) using a projector (,) controlled over a line (,) by the computer (,). A video camera (,) views the screen and a laser pointer (,) is supplied for pointing at the screen (,). An interaction computer (,) analyses the signal produced by the video camera (,) to determine the position of peak value in a frame to locate the point at which the laser pointer (,) is pointed. The laser pointer (,) is provided with buttons (,) which perform conventional computer mouse button functions. The state of the buttons (,) may be signalled to the computer (,) over an infra red link (,).

Projection display system

Method and device for the display of images from a group of images

A sawing gauge system to be used in case of intertrochantery accommodation osteotomies includes a first sawing gauge having an underside curved like a hollow cylinder for a face-to-face engagement with the bone surface of the femur shaft and a sawing opening oriented vertical to the axis of the femur shaft; and a second sawing gauge having an underside being curved like a hollow cylinder for a face-to-face engagement with the bone surface of the femur shaft and a sawing opening inclined towards the sawing opening in the first sawing gauge by an angle of 6.degree. if the axes of the undersides of the first and second sawing gauges coincide.

Sawing gauge system

A sheet of paper suitable as a multi-copy paper or once only copy paper is made by coating with a layer of finely particulate mutually adherent particles of a vinyl chloride polymer if pigments are used as colouring matter and of any swellable polymer if a dyed layer is to be used. Generally, the particulate material is swelled using suitable swelling agents and applied to a support layer by any suitable coating process.

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