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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Inventors:
Yao-Jen Chang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ankur Kapoor, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Birgi Tamersoy, Erlangen, DE;
David Grodzki, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/0037 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); G01R 33/288 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
Abstract
In magnetic resonance imaging, shape estimation is used to limit patient burns. A localizer image or scout scan is used to determine some of the patient shape and corresponding position. A missing part, such as the arm not in the scout scan field of view, is inferred from the localizer image. The position of the inferred body part is used to predict the risk of burn, allowing generation of a warning to reposition the patient and/or change the scan settings.