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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Sven Kroenke-Hille, Hamburg, DE;
Daniel Bystrov, Hamburg, DE;
Martin Bergtholdt, Hamburg, DE;
Bernd Menser, Hauset, BE;
Julien Thomas Senegas, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to assisting scapula positioning in chest X-ray imaging. Provided is a system and related method for assisting subject positioning in chest X-ray imaging, wherein the system comprises an optical detection device (), a user interface (), and a processor (), connected to the optical detection device () and the user interface (). Thereby, the processor () is configured to receive an optical image signal of a rear view of the subject(S), determine a current positioning of a scapula of the subject(S) based on the optical image signal, wherein the current positioning of the scapula is assessed as to whether and/or to which extent it would overlap or would not overlap a lung field of the subject to be imaged and determine a feedback for positioning the subject(S) and/or its scapula based on the determined current positioning of the scapula. The user interface () is configured to provide the feedback for positioning the subject.