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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Koehler, Norderstedt, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device () and related method and computer-program product for planning an acquisition by a CT scanner (). The device receives a pre-scan image of the object from the scanner via an input (). A processor (), in use of the device, obtains a parameter selection based on the pre-scan image, in which this parameter selection comprises at least axial upper and lower scan range limits of a region of the object to be scanned. The processor determines a value indicative of an image gradient or gradient component in the pre-scan image at the upper and/or lower scan range limit or in a predetermined neighborhood thereof. If this value exceeds a threshold, a user is informed via an output () that the selected scan range does not satisfy a quality criterium for reconstruction and/or a new parameter selection is determined by repositioning, resizing and/or changing an orientation of the selected region to be scanned.