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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Daniel Rinck, Forchheim, DE;
Verena Gass, Nuremberg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0033 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/283 (2013.01); G01R 33/4808 (2013.01); G01R 33/56 (2013.01); G06K 9/6202 (2013.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 5/0037 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); G01R 33/543 (2013.01); G01R 33/5608 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01);
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for provision of preparatory information for preparation of magnetic resonance imaging of an examination object, the examination object is supported on a patient support of the magnetic resonance apparatus, a depth map of the examination object supported on the patient support is acquired by a time-of-flight camera, preparatory information for the preparation of the magnetic resonance imaging is generated in a computer using the acquired depth map, and the preparatory information are provided from the computer.