Medical imaging apparatus in a medical imaging system, and system control computer for operation thereof during a medical imaging examination

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016367142-A1
Application number	US-201615185622-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 17, 2016
Priority date	Jun 17, 2015
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a method for operating a medical imaging apparatus of a medical imaging system during a medical imaging examination, wherein the medical imaging system includes the medical imaging apparatus, which has a scanner for the acquisition of medical image data and which is arranged within an examination area, and a system-control unit, which has an operation-control module and which is arranged within a control area, the medical imaging system comprises a user interface, which is arranged within the examination area, wherein an output of information and/or suggestions and/or an input of parameters and/or information for operating the medical imaging apparatus during an implementation of the medical imaging examination ensues via the user interface.

First claim

We claim as our invention:

1 . A method for operating a medical imaging system comprising a medical data acquisition seamier configured to interact with a patient, and a control computer configured to operate the data acquisition scanner, said data acquisition scanner being situated in an examination area and said control computer being situated in a control area that is physically separated from said examination area, said method comprising:
providing a user interface inside said examination area; and during said medical imaging examination, implementing at least one of presentation of information or suggestions, and entry of operating parameters or information, via said user interface at a location in said examination area.

2 . A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising implementing said presentation or said entry via said user interface during a preparation of said medical imaging examination.

3 . A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising providing a memory in communication with said control computer, and storing said presentation information or suggestions, or said entry of parameters or information, in said memory.

4 . A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising providing an operating processor in said control computer, and controlling said user interface via said operating processor.

5 . A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising providing an operating console, in communication with said control computer, in said control area, and supervising said medical imaging examination from said operating console.

6 . A medical imaging system comprising:
a medical data acquisition scanner configured to interact with a patient; a control computer configured to operate the data acquisition scanner, said data acquisition scanner being situated in an examination area and said control computer being situated in a control area that is physically separated from said examination area; a user interface inside said examination area; and said user interface at a location in said examination area being configured to implement, during said medical imaging examination, at least one of presentation of information or suggestions, and entry of operating parameters or information.

7 . A medical imaging system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said user interface comprises a touch display.

8 . A medical imaging system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said user interface is fixedly mounted on said data acquisition scanner.

9 . A medical imaging system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said user interface is removably mounted on said data acquisition scanner.

10 . A medical imaging system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said control computer comprises an operating processor, said operating processor being configured to control said user interface.

11 . A medical imaging system as claimed in claim 6 comprising an operating console in communication with said control computer in said control area.

Assignees

• Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Inventors

• Hardie Donald
• Kuerten Anja
• Nufer Stephan
• Speckner Thorsten
• Thoene Jens

Classifications

• A61B5/055

  involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging · CPC title

• A61B5/0046 Primary

  Arrangements of imaging apparatus in a room, e.g. room provided with shielding or for improved access to apparatus · CPC title

• A61B6/032

  Transmission computed tomography [CT] · CPC title

• A61B6/037

  Emission tomography · CPC title

• A61B5/742

  using visual displays (displays for heart-related electrical signals, e.g. ECG, A61B5/339) · CPC title