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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Chelsey Lewis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Cecilia Cortez, Sussex, WI (US);
Christine Hammond, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Pamela Mcnicol, Waukesha, WI (US);
Bhabani Pattanayak, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for determining a timing bolus delay. The method can include administering a test bolus to a subject; acquiring, via a computed tomography (CT) imaging system, a plurality of images of the subject; determining a contrast value for each of the plurality of images; generating a contrast curve based on the determined contrast values; determining a peak contrast value on the contrast curve; determining a prep delay based on the peak contrast value; and administering a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the subject based on the determined prep delay.