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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Marcus Pfister, Bubenreuth, DE;
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A method for automatic actuation of an X-ray device includes acquiring at least one X-ray image of a body containing at least two objects and/or an object divisible into at least two object sections, segmenting and classify the at least two objects and/or the at least two object sections of the object, and determining an immediately upcoming or current workflow step of the intervention. Information relating to objects or object sections relevant to the determined workflow step is retrieved, at least one object of the at least two objects or at least one object section of the at least two object sections of the object is selected taking the information into account, and a collimator of the X-ray device is automatically adjusted for overlaying the selected object or selected object section taking the information into account. At least one X-ray image is acquired using the thus adjusted collimator and displayed.