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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2016
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gopal Biligeri Avinash, San Ramon, CA (US);

Steven Michael Zanoni, Waukesha, WI (US);

Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Pewaukee, WI (US);

Vincent Adam, Buc, FR;

Maud Bonnard, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/008 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 6/486 (2013.01); A61B 6/504 (2013.01); A61B 6/507 (2013.01); A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10141 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30104 (2013.01); G06T 2211/404 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imaging system includes an imaging unit, a display unit, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a first type of diagnostic imaging information of the patient; reconstruct a first image using the first type of diagnostic imaging information; if a first stop criterion for terminating imaging is not satisfied, acquire a second type of diagnostic imaging information having an increased level of acquisitional burden; reconstruct a second image; if a second stop criterion for terminating imaging is not satisfied, acquire a third type of diagnostic imaging information having an increased level of acquisitional burden, wherein the patient is maintained on a table of the imaging unit during the acquisition of the second type of diagnostic imaging information, reconstruction of the second image, and acquisition of the third type of diagnostic imaging information; reconstruct a third image; and display the third image.


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