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Granted Patent B2
US 11,583,240 · App. 17/305,667 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

System and method for locating a target subject

Inventor: Hui Yin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,583,240
App. No.
17/305,667
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for locating a target subject associated with an X-ray system. The X-ray system may include an X-ray source, a detection component, an arm, and a platform. The X-ray system may also include a first positioning component, a second positioning component, or a third positioning component. The first positioning component may be configured to determine a target point where a region of interest (ROI) of the target subject locates. The second positioning component may be configured to locate the target subject. The third positioning component may be configured to obtain location information of a target device associated with the target subject in real-time.

Claims (34)

1. A positioning method of an X-ray system, the X-ray system including an X-ray source, a detection component, a positioning component, and a laser emitting component, and the positioning method comprising:

causing the positioning component to be mounted between the detection component and a target subject;

obtaining an overlaid image by overlaying an anatomical image associated with the target subject with a first pattern of the positioning component, the anatomical image being determined by projecting a detection beam towards the target subject by the X-ray source;

determining a lesion point associated with the target subject based on the overlaid image; and

determining a target point corresponding to the lesion point based on the overlaid image and a second pattern that is determined by projecting, by the laser emitting component, a positioning beam to the target subject.

2. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern or the second pattern includes at least one of grids or closed shapes.

3. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 2 , wherein

the grids include at least one of a grid including a regular polygon, a gird including an irregular polygon, or a gird including a circle; or

the closed shapes include at least one of a circle, a regular polygon, or an irregular polygon.

4. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the determining a lesion point associated with the target subject based on the overlaid image includes:

determining a location of the lesion point relative to at least one reference element of the first pattern.

5. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one reference element includes at least one of an intersection point of the first pattern, a line of the first pattern, or a circle of the first pattern.

6. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the target point is on a surface of the target subject corresponding to the lesion point or a point on the second pattern.

7. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the target point is a point where a surgical operation is to be performed.

8. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the determining a target point corresponding to the lesion point based on the overlaid image and a second pattern that is determined by projecting, by the laser emitting component, a positioning beam to the target subject includes:

determining the target point corresponding to the lesion point based on the overlaid image and a relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern.

9. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 8 , wherein the first pattern includes a plurality of first shapes.

10. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 9 , wherein the second pattern includes a plurality of second shapes.

11. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 10 , wherein the relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern includes a ratio of a size of one of the plurality of first shapes to a size of one of the plurality of second shapes.

12. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 11 , wherein the relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern includes at least one of an inverse proportional relationship or a logarithmic relationship.

13. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the positioning component is situated on a surface of the detection component facing a platform on which the target subject is placed.

14. The positioning method of the X-ray system of claim 1 , wherein the second positioning component is made of soft metal.

15. An X-ray system, comprising:

an X-ray source configured to emit an X-ray beam towards a target subject;

a detection component configured to receive at least a portion of the X-ray beam that transmits through the target subject;

a positioning component being situated between the detection component and the target subject; and

a laser emitting component configured to emit a laser beam, wherein the X-ray system is configured to determine a target point by

generating an overlaid image by overlaying an anatomical image associated with the target subject with a first pattern of the positioning component, the anatomical image being determined by projecting a detection beam towards the target subject by the X-ray source; and

determining the target point corresponding to the lesion point based on the overlaid image and a second pattern, the second pattern being determined by projecting, by the laser emitting component, a positioning beam to the target subject.

16. The X-ray system of claim 15 , wherein the X-ray system is configured to determine the target point corresponding to the lesion point based on the overlaid image and a relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern.

17. The X-ray system of claim 16 , wherein the first pattern includes a plurality of first shapes.

18. The X-ray system of claim 17 , wherein the second pattern includes a plurality of second shapes.

19. The X-ray system of claim 18 , wherein the relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern includes a ratio of a size of one of the plurality of first shapes to a size of one of the plurality of second shapes.

20. The X-ray system of claim 19 , wherein the relationship between the first pattern and the second pattern includes at least one of an inverse proportional relationship or a logarithmic relationship.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: SHENZHEN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056859/0309 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: YIN, HUI
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056858/0718 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056858/0746 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 201710874065.2 · Sep 25, 2017 · national
CN 201711242643.7 · Nov 30, 2017 · national
CN 201711384644.5 · Dec 20, 2017 · national
CN 201810671197.X · Jun 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 16236460 · Dec 29, 2018
Continuation PCTCN2018107434 · Sep 25, 2018
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