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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:
Dec. 07, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Biswaroop Chakrabarti, Kolkata, IN;

Prasad Raghotham Venkat, Bangalore, IN;

Ravindra Bhat, Eindhoven, NL;

Gereon Vogtmeier, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/107 (2013.01); A61B 6/4291 (2013.01); A61B 6/483 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/548 (2013.01); A61B 6/563 (2013.01); A61B 6/583 (2013.01); G21K 1/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and related method for supporting X-ray imaging. The apparatus comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving an X-radiation scatter measurement obtained by an X-ray sensor (SX) during operation of an X-ray imager (XI) for imaging a first object (PAT). A predictor component (PC) is configured to predict, based on said measurement, whether or not: i) a second object (P) is present, or ii) there is sufficient X-ray exposure of said first object (PAT). The apparatus comprises an output interface (OUT) for outputting a predictor signal indicative of an outcome of said prediction.


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