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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Mathias Nittka, Baiersdorf, DE;
Inge Manuela Brinkmann, Nuremberg, DE;
Torsten Ehlers, Erlangen, DE;
Jan Fritz, Baltimore, MD (US);
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging examination of an anatomic region of a subject is performed with a magnetic resonance imaging system. A fast metal detection sequence configured to detect the presence of a metal object within or at the subject is performed. A control unit determines whether a metal object is detected, wherein the control unit initiates a standard examination workflow if no metal object is detected during the fast metal detection sequence, and wherein the control unit initiates a modified examination workflow that is different from the standard examination workflow if a metal object is detected during the fast metal detection sequence.