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US 11,707,235 · App. 16/455,869 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Systems and methods for controlling imaging

Inventors: Lingzhi Hu (Houston, TX); Xinyuan Xia (Shanghai, CN); Jiaxu Zheng (Shanghai, CN); Yuhang Shi (Shanghai, CN); Tuoyu Cao (Houston, TX); Hui Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,707,235
App. No.
16/455,869
Filed
Jun 28, 2019
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3793
USPC
600/413
Abstract

A method for controlling a medical device may be provided. The method may include obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device. The method may include obtaining, via one or more radars, second data regarding a second motion of the subject. The method may further include generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.

Claims (59)

1. A method for controlling a medical device, comprising:

obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device, the first motion including a rigid motion of the subject;

obtaining, via one or more radars, radar echo data from the subject;

correcting the radar echo data based on the first data;

extracting, from the corrected radar echo data, second data regarding a second motion of the subject, the second motion including a physiological motion of the subject; and

generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining scan data acquired by the medical device; and

reconstructing a medical image based on the scan data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject further includes:

acquiring, via the one or more cameras, a plurality of image frames regarding the first motion of the subject; and

determining, based on at least a part of the plurality of image frames, the first data including one or more motion parameters of the first motion.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more motion parameters of the first motion includes one or more translation matrices and one or more rotation matrices.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein

the second data includes cardiac motion data or respiratory motion data.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of image frames and the radar echo data are acquired simultaneously by the one or more cameras and the one or more radars, respectively.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject further includes:

generating, based at least in part on the second data, the control signal using a gating technique.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device includes at least one of a computed tomography (CT) device, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a positron emission tomography (PET) device, or a radiation therapy (RT) device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data includes one or more motion parameters of the first motion in a camera coordinate system, and the correcting the radar echo data based on the first data includes:

transforming the one or more motion parameters of the first motion in the camera coordinate system into one or more motion parameters of the first motion in a radar coordinate system;

correcting the radar echo data based on the one or more motion parameters of the first motion in the radar coordinate system.

10. A system for controlling a medical device, comprising:

at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and

at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is directed to cause the system to:

obtain, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device, the first motion includes a rigid motion of the subject;

obtain, via one or more radars, radar echo data from the subject;

correct the radar echo data based on the first data;

extract, from the corrected radar echo data, second data regarding a second motion of the subject, the second motion including a physiological motion of the subject; and

generate, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further directed to cause the system to:

obtain scan data acquired by the medical device; and

reconstruct a medical image based on the scan data.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein to obtain, via one or more cameras, first data regarding a first motion of a subject in an examination space of the medical device, the at least one processor is further directed to cause the system to:

acquire, via the one or more cameras, a plurality of image frames regarding the first motion of the subject; and

determine, based on at least a part of the plurality of image frames, the first data including one or more motion parameters of the first motion.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more motion parameters of the first motion includes one or more translation matrices and one or more rotation matrices.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein

the second data includes cardiac motion data or respiratory motion data.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of image frames and the radar echo data are acquired simultaneously by the one or more cameras and the one or more radars, respectively.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein to generate, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject, the at least one processor is further directed to cause the system to:

generate, based at least in part on the second data, the control signal using a gating technique.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the medical device includes at least one of a computed tomography (CT) device, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a positron emission tomography (PET) device, or a radiation therapy (RT) device.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first data includes one or more motion parameters of the first motion in a camera coordinate system, and to correct the radar echo data based on the first data, the at least one processor is further directed to cause the system to:

transform the one or more motion parameters of the first motion in the camera coordinate system into one or more motion parameters of the first motion in a radar coordinate system; and

correct the radar echo data based on the one or more motion parameters of the first motion in the radar coordinate system.

19. A medical system, comprising:

a medical device;

one or more cameras for acquiring a plurality of image frames of a subject in an examination space of the medical device;

one or more radars for acquiring radar echo data from the subject;

at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and

at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is directed to cause the medical system to:

determine, based on the plurality of image frames, first data regarding a first motion of the subject, the first motion including a rigid motion of the subject;

correct the radar echo data based on the first data;

extract, from the corrected radar echo data, second data regarding a second motion of the subject, the second motion including a physiological motion of the subject; and

generate, based on the first data and the second data, a control signal for controlling the medical device to scan at least a part of the subject.

20. The medical system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is directed to cause the medical system to:

obtain scan data acquired by the medical device; and

reconstruct a medical image based on the scan data.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 4TH ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049995 FRAME: 0459. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 31, 2023
From: XIA, XINYUAN; SHI, YUHANG; LIU, HUI; ZHENG, JIAXU
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063805/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2023
From: UIH AMERICA, INC.
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063724/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: HU, LINGZHI; CAO, TUOYU
To: UIH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 049995/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: XIA, XINYUAN; SHI, YUHANG; LIU, HUI; ZHENG, JIAXIU
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049995/0459 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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