Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Michael Günter Helle

Jörn Borgert

Thomas Erik Amthor

Thomas Netsch

Eberhard Sebastian Hansis

Joachim Schmidt

Peter Boernert

Falk Uhlemann

Rajendra Singh Sisodia

Mark Thomas Johnson

Chun Yuan

Ravindra Bhat

Jinnan Wang

William Sean Kerwin

Sudipta Chaudhury

A system (PPS) for patient positioning in imaging or radiation therapy. The system comprises a transmitter (TX). The transmitter (TX) is configured to generate an outgoing signal capable of inducing, from a distance, a haptic sensation at an impact region (IRE) on the patient's skin. The system further comprises a control logic (CL) configured to modify the outgoing signal in response to a received input request or in dependence on a distance between a current position of a region of interest (ROI) of the patient (PAT) and a target area (TA) in an imaging apparatus or in a radiation therapy apparatus.

Ultrasonic haptic system for patient nudging

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

To obtain feedback on image quality from qualified reviewers, an optically machine readable code () (e.g., a QR code or the like) is generated for each acquired medical image and embedded into the image. The embedded code includes information to the identity of the image, the imaging device, authorized reviewers, and authorized recipients of the feedback, as well as a link to a feedback form that can be retrieved by a communication device () used by an authorized user. When the embedded code is scanned by the communication device, the code is decoded and the feedback form is retrieved from a server, completed by the reviewer, and transmitted back to the authorized recipients of the feedback.

Quality feedback system for medical images

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

Some embodiments are directed to a container builder () for building a container image for providing an individualized network service based on sensitive data () in a database (). The container builder () retrieves the sensitive data () from the database (), builds the container image (), and provides it for deployment to a cloud service provider (). The container image () comprises the sensitive data () and instructions that, when deployed as a container, cause the container to provide the individualized network service based on the sensitive data () comprised in the container image ().

Container builder for individualized network services

Magnetic resonance (MR) spins are inverted by applying an inversion recovery (IR) radio frequency pulse (). MR signals are acquired at an inversion time (TI) after the IR radio frequency pulse. TI is selected such that a first tissue of interest (e.g., blood) exhibits negative magnetism excited by the IR radio frequency pulse and a second tissue (e.g., intraplaque hemorrhage tissue) exhibits positive magnetism excited by the IR radio frequency pulse. The acquired magnetic resonance signals are reconstructed to generate spatial pixels or voxels wherein positive pixel or voxel values indicate spatial locations of positive magnetism and negative pixel or voxel values indicates spatial locations of negative magnetism. A first image () representative of the first tissue is generated from spatial pixels or voxels having negative signal intensities, and a second image () representative of the second tissue is generated from spatial pixels or voxels having positive signal intensities.

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Michael Günter Helle