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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Xiaoming BI, Aurora, IL (US);
Christopher Glielmi, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter Schmitt, Weisendorf, DE;
Peter Weale, Worcester, GB;
Michael Zenge, Nürnberg, DE;
Sven Zuehlsdorff, Chicago, IL (US);
Xiaoming Bi, Aurora, IL (US);
Christopher Glielmi, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter Schmitt, Weisendorf, DE;
Peter Weale, Worcester, GB;
Michael Zenge, Nürnberg, DE;
Sven Zuehlsdorff, Chicago, IL (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A system for Non-Contrast Agent enhanced MR imaging includes an MR image acquisition device for acquiring imaging datasets comprising one or more image slabs individually comprising multiple image slices. An image data processor processes data representing an acquired image slice to detect a predetermined anatomical feature of a patient by detecting an edge of the anatomical feature in response to detection of pixel luminance transitions. A patient support table controller automatically moves a patient table at a velocity adaptively and dynamically determined by, selecting data modifying table velocity from predetermined information associating an anatomical feature with table velocity modification data in response to detection of the anatomical feature and adaptively determining a table velocity using the modification data.