Providing a specification
A method for providing a specification include receiving a planning dataset, wherein the planning dataset has a pre-ascertained mapping and/or a model of an examination object. The method further includes capturing selection information relating to one or more available medical object(s) and determining the specification by applying a specification function to input data, wherein the input data is based on the planning dataset and the selection information, wherein the specification has suitability information and a desired path, wherein the desired path has a plurality of spatial and/or temporal control points, which control points specify desired positionings for the one available medical object or one of the plurality of available medical objects respectively, and wherein the suitability information assesses suitability of the at least one available medical object for the desired path. The method further includes providing the specification as output data of the specification function.
1 . A method for providing a specification, the method comprising:
receiving, by a provisioning unit of a medical imaging system, a planning dataset having a pre-ascertained mapping and/or a model of an examination object;
capturing, by the provisioning unit, selection information relating to a plurality of available medical objects;
determining, by the provisioning unit, the specification by applying a specification function to input data and minimizing a cost value of a first cost function, wherein the input data is based on the planning dataset and the selection information, wherein the specification has suitability information and a desired path, wherein the desired path has a plurality of spatial control points and/or temporal control points that specify desired positionings for the plurality of available medical objects, wherein the suitability information assesses a suitability of the plurality of available medical objects for the desired path, wherein the first cost function assesses a compatibility between the plurality of available medical objects and a hollow organ of the examination object in which the desired path runs at least partially, and wherein the suitability information comprises a suitability value characterizing the suitability of each available medical object of the plurality of available medical objects for an arrangement and/or movement of the plurality of available medical objects along the plurality of spatial control points and/or temporal control points of the desired path, the compatibility between the plurality of available medical objects and the hollow organ of the examination object, a movement speed of the plurality of available medical objects along the desired path from a start positioning to a target positioning, or a combination thereof;
identifying, by the provisioning unit, an available medical object of the plurality of available medical objects using the suitability information for the desired path in which a medical object of the plurality of available medical objects having a highest suitability value for the desired path is selected;
receiving, by a display of the medical imaging system, a graphical representation of the specification as output data of the specification function;
displaying, by the display, the graphical representation of the specification; and
providing, by the provisioning unit, instructions to a movement apparatus of the medical imaging system to move the identified available medical object along the desired path in accordance with the specification.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein tissue information is determined using the planning dataset, and
wherein the input data of the specification function is additionally based on the tissue information.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, in using the planning dataset, the start positioning and the target positioning are identified for a predefined section of the one or more available medical objects,
wherein the input data of the specification function is additionally based on the start positioning and the target positioning, and
wherein the desired path begins at the start positioning and ends at the target positioning.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining of the specification further comprises minimizing a cost value of a second cost function,
wherein the second cost function assesses a movement duration of the plurality of available medical objects along the desired path from the start positioning to the target positioning, and
wherein the suitability information is determined at least partially based on the cost value of the second cost function.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein tissue information is determined using the planning dataset, and
wherein the input data of the specification function is additionally based on the tissue information.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in using the planning dataset, the start positioning and the target positioning are identified for a predefined section of the plurality of available medical objects,
wherein the input data of the specification function is additionally based on the start positioning and the target positioning, and
wherein the desired path begins at the start positioning and ends at the target positioning.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining of the specification comprises minimizing a cost value of a second cost function,
wherein the second cost function assesses a movement duration of the plurality of available medical objects along the desired path from the start positioning to the target positioning, and
wherein the suitability information is determined at least partially based on the cost value of the second cost function.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired path has at least one movement parameter for moving the plurality of available medical objects between the plurality of spatial control points and/or the temporal control points of the desired path.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the specification function is configured as a trained function, and
wherein at least one parameter of the trained function is adjusted based on a comparison of a training path with a comparison path and training suitability information with comparison suitability information.
10 . A system comprising:
a provisioning unit having a computer and a memory, wherein the provisioning unit is configured to:
receive a planning dataset having a pre-ascertained mapping and/or a model of an examination object;
capture selection information relating to a plurality of available medical objects; and
determine a specification by applying a specification function to input data and minimize a cost value of a first cost function, wherein the input data is based on the planning dataset and the selection information, wherein the specification has suitability information and a desired path, wherein the desired path has a plurality of spatial control points and/or temporal control points that specify desired positionings for the plurality of available medical objects, wherein the suitability information assesses a suitability of the plurality of available medical objects for the desired path, wherein the first cost function assesses a compatibility between the plurality of available medical objects and a hollow organ of the examination object in which the desired path runs at least partially, wherein the suitability information comprises a suitability value characterizing the suitability of each available medical object of the plurality of available medical objects for an arrangement and/or movement of the plurality of available medical objects along the plurality of spatial control points and/or temporal control points of the desired path, the compatibility between the plurality of available medical objects and the hollow organ of the examination object, a movement speed of the plurality of available medical objects along the desired path from a start positioning to a target positioning, or a combination thereof;
identify an available medical object of the plurality of available medical objects using the suitability information for the desired path in which a medical object of the plurality of available medical objects having a highest suitability value for the desired path is selected; and
provide instructions to a movement apparatus of the system to move the identified available medical object along the desired path in accordance with the specification; and
a display configured to receive a graphical representation of the specification as output data of the specification function from the provisioning unit and display the graphical representation of the specification.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the system is further configured to:
capture a positioning of a medical object arranged in the examination object in an operating state of the system;
compare, at least at the plurality of spatial control points and/or temporal control points of the desired path, the captured positioning with the respective desired positioning; and
provide a workflow note when there is a deviation identified in the comparison between the captured positioning and the respective desired positioning.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to map the medical object,
wherein the system is further configured to capture the positioning of the medical object using the mapping, and
wherein the system comprises a magnetic resonance tomography system, a computed tomography system, a medical X-ray device, a positron emission tomography system, an ultrasound device, or a combination thereof.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the movement apparatus is a robot configured to robotically move the medical object along the desired path in accordance with the specification.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the movement apparatus is a robot configured to robotically move the medical object along the desired path in accordance with the specification.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the suitability value further characterizes a mean deviation of an arrangement of the plurality of available medical objects in respect of the desired positionings and/or a maximum deviation of the arrangement of the plurality of available medical objects in respect of the desired positionings.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation comprises a graphical representation of the desired path at least partially overlayed with a graphical representation of the planning dataset.
17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an initial path or determining the initial path using the planning dataset, wherein the initial path is independent of the plurality of available medical objects and has a plurality of initial spatial control points and/or initial temporal control points that specify one initial desired positioning respectively,
wherein the input data is based on the planning dataset, the selection information, and the initial path, and
wherein the specification function adjusts the plurality of initial spatial control points and/or initial temporal control points of the initial path based on the selection information and the planning dataset by minimizing the cost value of the first cost function to provide the desired path.
18 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
moving, by the movement apparatus, the identified available medical object along the desired path in accordance with the specification.
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the movement apparatus is a robot.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the provisioning unit comprises a computer and a memory.