IP Library Granted Patent US 9,704,053
Granted Patent B2
US 9,704,053 · App. 14/854,475 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for planning a spectroscopy measurement

Inventors: Wilhelm Horger (Schwaig, DE); Miriam Keil (Erlangen-Dechsendorf, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
G06K9/46A61B5/055G01R33/543G01R33/46G01R33/483
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Patent No.
US 9,704,053
App. No.
14/854,475
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for planning a spectroscopy measurement of an examination object by operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus, an image data record is selected that includes at least two images of a magnetic resonance measurement of the examination object, an isometric and/or isogonal region is determined in a first image of the at least two images, a region of interest is selected according to the isometric and/or isogonal region determined on the first image, and the first image is displayed, at least one further, second image of the image data record is displayed according to the selected region of interest, and the spectroscopy measurement is planned according to the displayed images.

Claims (26)

1. A method for planning a spectroscopy measurement of examination object by operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising:

selecting an image data record comprising at least two images of a magnetic resonance measurement of the examination object;

determining an isometric and/or isogonal region on a first image of the at least two images;

selecting a region of interest according to the isometric and/or isogonal region determined on the first image and displaying the first image;

displaying at least one further, second image of the image data record according to the selected region of interest; and

planning the spectroscopy measurement according to the displayed images.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising removing a distortion correction on the first image.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising removing a distortion correction of the further displayed images.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising selecting the region of interest to include a bed position in the magnetic resonance apparatus.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least one further, second image is displayed according to the bed position.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising displaying the at least one further, second image by calculating at least one additional image based on the first image.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising selecting the region of interest followed by an active confirmation and/or selection.

8. A magnetic resonance apparatus comprising:

a magnetic resonance scanner configured to execute a magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurement;

a processor configured to select an image data record comprising at least two images of a magnetic resonance measurement of the examination object;

said processor being configured to determine an isometric and/or isogonal region on a first image of the at least two images;

a display in communication with said processor;

said processor being configured to select a region of interest according to the isometric and/or isogonal region determined on the first image and display the first image at said display;

said processor being configured to display at least one further, second image of the image data record at said display according to the selected region of interest; and

a planning computer configured to plan the spectroscopy measurement according to the displayed images and to emit a spectroscopy measurement plan in electronic form to said scanner.

9. A non-transitory, computer-readable data storage medium encoded with programming instructions, said storage medium being distributively loaded into a processing computer and a planning computer of a magnetic resonance apparatus, and said programming instructions causing:

said processing computer to select an image data record comprising at least two images of a magnetic resonance measurement of an examination object;

said processing computer to determine an isometric and/or isogonal region on a first image of the at least two images;

said processing computer to select a region of interest according to the isometric and/or isogonal region determined on the first image and displaying the first image;

said processing computer to display at least one further, second image of the image data record according to the selected region of interest; and

said planning computer to plan the spectroscopy measurement according to the displayed images.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 066088 FRAME: 0256. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 071178/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066088/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2017
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 043895/0748 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2015
From: HORGER, WILHELM; KEIL, MIRIAM
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 037385/0504 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 218 560 · Sep 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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