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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Christoph Braun, Rosenheim, DE;
Dieter Böing, Forchheim, DE;
Christiane Koch, Eggolsheim, DE;
Robert Lapp, Nuremberg, DE;
Michael Scheuering, Nuremberg, DE;
Martin Sedlmair, Zirndorf, DE;
Grzegorz Soza, Heroldsberg, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for automatically selecting a scanning protocol for a tomographic recording of an X-ray image of a patient in that at least one patient-specific value is retrieved in the internal memory of a first computer. The patient-specific value can in particular be a measure of the anticipated X-ray absorption by the patient. The method includes automatically comparing the patient-specific value with retrievably stored reference values, wherein one scanning protocol can be associated with each reference value. Finally, a scanning protocol is automatically selected by way of the first computer using the comparison. Selection is simplified by automation of selection of the scanning protocol since no manual selection of the scanning protocol has to be made. Automatic selection of a suitable scanning protocol is also quicker than a manual selection.