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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:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:

GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Inventors:

Chelsey A Lewis, Waukesha, WI (US);

Michelle DeLong Samalik, Waukesha, WI (US);

Brian E Nett, Waukesha, WI (US);

Mark Ciesko, Waukesha, WI (US);

Jonathan R Polhamus, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/46 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/527 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/465 (2013.01); A61B 6/488 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for obtaining images are described. A method may include detecting a patient residing on a table proximate the system and detecting one or more artifact areas within an anatomical scan range of the patient. In some examples, the method can include generating an artifact area indicator for the system to display, wherein the artifact area indicator comprises data indicating a location for each of the one or more artifact areas that reside within the anatomical scan range of the patient.


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