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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Daniel Simon Anna Ruijters, Eindhoven, NL;
Fred Simon Berend Van Nijnatten, Eindhoven, NL;
Javier Olivan Bescos, Eindhoven, NL;
Ronaldus Petrus Johannes Hermans, Heeze, NL;
Adrie Baselmans, Waalre, NL;
Ina Klein Teeselink, Eindhoven, NL;
Jeroen Gerard Scheepens, Best, NL;
Walter Everard Carels, Best, NL;
Thijs Grunhagen, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for medical imaging of a patient, including an object of interest, is provided. The apparatus comprises a patient support unit, a processor, and a display. The patient support unit is configured to receive a patient. The processor is configured to receive scout images of the patient acquired in respective positions of the apparatus. Each respective position is represented by a position parameter. The processor is further configured to select at least one iso-centering image from the scout images by geometrical calculation using the position parameter of each scout image and a position parameter representing a present position of the apparatus. The processor is further configured to adapt the appearance of the at least one iso-centering image according to the present position of the apparatus. The display is configured to present the at least one adapted iso-centering image.