Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Thomas Rohse

Stewart Young

Sven S Weichert

Elise Claude Valentine Talgorn

Johan Partomo Djajadiningrat

Nataly Wieberneit

Rik August Runge

Benjamin Hawellek

Christina Textor

Gyeol Han

The present invention relates to an X-ray imaging system (), comprising: an X-ray image acquisition unit (); and a processing unit (). The processing unit is configured to instruct the X-ray image acquisition unit to carry out a sequence of scans of a body part of a patient. The X-ray image acquisition unit is configured to provide the processing unit with an X-ray image of the body part for a scan of the sequence of scans. The processing unit is configured to determine that the scan needs to be repeated, wherein the determination comprises analysis of the X-ray image of the body part. The processing unit is configured to determine that an action other than acquisition of the next scan in the scan sequence is required, wherein the determination comprises analysis of the X-ray image of the body part. The processing unit is configured to determine that the X-ray imaging unit is required to carry out the next scan in the scan sequence based on a determination that the scan does not need to be repeated and that an action other than acquisition of the next scan in the scan sequence is not required.

X-ray imaging system

A positioning system () for positioning a patient () for diagnostic imaging is provided. The system comprises a sensor arrangement () with at least one sensor () configured to provide a sensor signal indicative of at least one body parameter of the patient (), a controller () configured to determine a value of the at least one body parameter based on the sensor signal of the at least one sensor (), and at least one actuatable support () configured to move at least one of an arm () and a leg () of the patient with respect to a torso of the patient. Therein, the controller () is configured to actuate the at least one actuatable support () depending on the determined value of the at least one body parameter to move at least one of the arm and the leg relative to the torso of the patient, such that the patient is guided to a posture for diagnostic imaging.

Patient positioning in diagnostic imaging

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Thomas Rohse