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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark Vincent Profio, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Holly Ann McDaniel, Waukesha, WI (US);
Cheryl Ruth Jones, Hubertus, WI (US);
Tabb Alan Patz, New Berlin, WI (US);
Megan Elizabeth Wimmer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Amanda Jean Fox, Fox Point, WI (US);
Jon V. Wettersten, Chicago, IL (US);
Simon J. King, Chicago, IL (US);
Stina Maria Jonsson, Chicago, IL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A CT user interface includes first and second displays that enable an operator to perform set-up and scanning tasks associated with performing CT scans and enable the operator to perform image post-processing tasks associated with the CT scans. A plurality of distinct display zones are selectively displayed on the first and second displays, with the first display displaying a zone enabling the operator to create a record for each of a plurality of patients, a task list zone displaying all steps and sub-steps of a CT scan to be performed for a selected patient based on a selected scan protocol, a settings zone and a scanning zone displaying and enabling operator selection of scan parameters related to the selected scan protocol for the selected patient, and a dose area zone displaying a relationship between the selected scan parameters and a radiation dosage experienced by the patient based thereon.