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Granted Patent B2
US 12,476,066 · App. 18/529,277 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Intelligent intervention allocation for medical imaging scanners

Inventor: Thomas Mc Carthy (Paris, FR)
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
H01J35/064H01J35/066
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Patent No.
US 12,476,066
App. No.
18/529,277
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems/techniques that facilitate intelligent intervention allocation for medical imaging scanners are provided. In various embodiments, a system can access a set of medical imaging interventions that are to be carried out on a plurality of medical imaging scanners. In various aspects, the system can determine, based on a plurality of digital scanner twins that each comprise one or more cathode filament wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, a recommended allocation indicating how to allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners. In various instances, the system can allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners in accordance with the recommended allocation.

Claims (39)

1 . A system, comprising:

a processor that executes computer-executable components stored in a non-transitory computer-readable memory, wherein the computer-executable components comprise:

an access component that accesses a set of medical imaging interventions that are to be carried out on a plurality of medical imaging scanners;

an allocation component that determines, based on a plurality of digital scanner twins that each comprise one or more cathode filament wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, a recommended allocation indicating how to allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners; and

a result component that allocates the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners in accordance with the recommended allocation, wherein the recommended allocation indicates that a first medical imaging intervention of the set of medical imaging interventions is to be allocated to a first medical imaging scanner of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the result component instructs the first medical imaging scanner to locally commit or prepare for the first medical imaging intervention.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the allocation component simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the allocation component simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate inter-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be maximized.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the allocation component simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-location cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the allocation component determines the recommended allocation, by executing a machine learning model on the set of medical imaging interventions and on present-time cathode filament wear states indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of digital scanner twins further comprises:

one or more gantry motor wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners;

one or more signal brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners; or

one or more power brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each medical imaging intervention indicates a respective medical imaging protocol to be performed on a respective medical patient and indicates physical characteristics of the respective medical patient.

8 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

accessing, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a set of medical imaging interventions that are to be carried out on a plurality of medical imaging scanners;

determining, by the device and based on a plurality of digital scanner twins that each comprise one or more cathode filament wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, a recommended allocation indicating how to allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners; and

allocating, by the device, the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners in accordance with the recommended allocation, wherein the recommended allocation indicates that a first medical imaging intervention of the set of medical imaging interventions is to be allocated to a first medical imaging scanner of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the allocating comprises instructing, by the device, the first medical imaging scanner to locally commit or prepare for the first medical imaging intervention.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the device simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the device simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate inter-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be maximized.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the device simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-location cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the device determines the recommended allocation, by executing a machine learning model on the set of medical imaging interventions and on present-time cathode filament wear states indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of digital scanner twins further comprises:

one or more gantry motor wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners;

one or more signal brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners; or

one or more power brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein each medical imaging intervention indicates a respective medical imaging protocol to be performed on a respective medical patient and indicates physical characteristics of the respective medical patient.

15 . A computer program product for facilitating intelligent intervention allocation for medical imaging scanners, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable memory having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

access a set of medical imaging interventions that are to be carried out on a plurality of medical imaging scanners;

determine, based on a plurality of digital scanner twins that each comprise one or more cathode filament wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, a recommended allocation indicating how to allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners; and

allocate the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners in accordance with the recommended allocation, wherein the recommended allocation indicates that a first medical imaging intervention of the set of medical imaging interventions is to be allocated to a first medical imaging scanner of the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the processor instructs the first medical imaging scanner to locally commit or prepare for the first medical imaging intervention.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the processor simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the processor simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate inter-scanner cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be maximized.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the processor simulates, on the plurality of digital scanner twins, multiple different allocations of the set of medical imaging interventions among the plurality of medical imaging scanners, and wherein the recommended allocation is whichever of those multiple different allocations causes an aggregate intra-location cathode filament wear discrepancy indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins to be minimized.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the processor determines the recommended allocation, by executing a machine learning model on the set of medical imaging interventions and on present-time cathode filament wear states indicated by the plurality of digital scanner twins.

20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of digital scanner twins further comprises:

one or more gantry motor wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners;

one or more signal brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners; or

one or more power brush wear models of a respective one of the plurality of medical imaging scanners.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: MC CARTHY, THOMAS
To: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Reel/Frame 065765/0478 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250182996A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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