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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;

Inventors:

Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Helmut Wrobel, Erlangen, DE;

Assignee:

Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0492 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/045 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and positioning system for determining a region to be examined in a subject on a movable support of a medical imaging system. The method includes: a) manually specifying the region by positioning a predetermined marker object in relation to the subject; b) acquiring the position of the marker object by an acquisition apparatus; c) projecting or displaying a feedback marking by a projection apparatus at the acquired position on the subject, wherein the position of the marker object and the acquired position are adjustable; d) calculating a scan position of the movable support on the basis of the acquired position by means of a computer unit, wherein in the scan position, the region to be examined is arranged in an acquisition region of the imaging system; and e) automatically moving the movable support into the scan position with a motor.


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