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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, JP;
Tzu-Cheng Lee, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Liang Cai, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Jian Zhou, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Tochigi, JP;
Abstract
A method of controlling computed tomography (CT) scanning includes performing a scout CT scan of a 3D region of a head of a subject to be examined, using a CT gantry having an X-ray source and an X-ray detector both rotatably supported thereby, to produce image data. Anatomical landmarks are detected for identifying an orbitomeatal base line (OMBL), by inputting cross-sectional image data of the 3D region generated from the image data to a trained machine learning model. A tilt angle of the CT gantry is determined based on the detected anatomical landmarks. A diagnostic CT scan of the object is performed using the CT gantry tilted at the determined tilt angle.