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Granted Patent B2
US 11,974,874 · App. 18/171,655 · Granted May 7, 2024

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 11,974,874
App. No.
18/171,655
Granted
May 7, 2024
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 (58)

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

determining an anatomical image associated with a target subject by projecting a detection beam towards the target subject using the X-ray source;

generating an overlaid image by overlapping a first pattern on the anatomical image;

forming a second pattern on a surface of the target subject by projecting a positioning beam to the target subject using the laser emitting component, wherein the first pattern coincides with the second pattern; and

determining a target point based on the overlaid image and the second pattern, comprising:

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

determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point.

2. The positioning method of claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern and the second pattern include grids, or

the first pattern and the second pattern include closed shapes.

3. The positioning method 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 based on the overlaid image.

4. The positioning method of 1 , wherein determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point includes:

determining a relationship between a plurality of first points of the first pattern and a plurality of second points of the second pattern; and

determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point and the relationship.

5. The positioning method of claim 4 , wherein

the first pattern includes a plurality of first shapes,

the second pattern includes a plurality of second shapes, and

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.

6. The positioning method of claim 1 , further comprising:

marking the target point by projecting a marking beam or the positioning beam to the target point.

7. The positioning method of claim 6 , wherein the marking beam is emitted by the laser emitting component mounted on an arm of the X-ray system.

8. The positioning method of claim 1 , wherein the target point is a point where a surgical operation is performed.

9. The positioning method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting the positioning beam based on the first pattern and the second pattern.

10. The positioning method of claim 9 , wherein the adjusting the positioning beam based on the first pattern and the second pattern includes:

adjusting the positioning beam if the second pattern projected by the positioning beam does not coincide with the first pattern.

11. A positioning system, comprising:

at least one storage device storing a set of instructions for performing positioning method of an X-ray system, the X-ray system including an X-ray source and a laser emitting component; and

at least one processor configured to communicate with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

determining an anatomical image associated with a target subject by projecting a detection beam towards the target subject using the X-ray source;

generating an overlaid image by overlapping a first pattern on the anatomical image;

forming a second pattern on a surface of the target subject by projecting a positioning beam to the target subject using the laser emitting component, wherein the first pattern coincides with the second pattern; and

determining a target point based on the overlaid image and the second pattern, comprising:

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

determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point.

12. The positioning system of claim 11 , wherein

the first pattern and the second pattern include grids, or

the first pattern and the second pattern include closed shapes.

13. The positioning system of claim 11 , 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 based on the overlaid image.

14. The positioning system of 11 , wherein determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point includes:

determining a relationship between a plurality of first points of the first pattern and a plurality of second points of the second pattern; and

determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point and the relationship.

15. The positioning system of claim 14 , wherein

the first pattern includes a plurality of first shapes,

the second pattern includes a plurality of second shapes, and

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.

16. The positioning system of claim 11 , further comprising:

marking the target point by projecting a marking beam or the positioning beam to the target point.

17. The positioning system of claim 11 , wherein the target point is a point where a surgical operation is performed.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising a set of instructions for performing positioning method of an X-ray system, the X-ray system including an X-ray source and a laser emitting component, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the set of instructions direct the at least one processor to effectuate a method, the method comprising:

determining an anatomical image associated with a target subject by projecting a detection beam towards the target subject using the X-ray source;

generating an overlaid image by overlapping a first pattern on the anatomical image;

forming a second pattern on a surface of the target subject by projecting a positioning beam to the target subject using the laser emitting component, wherein the first pattern coincides with the second pattern; and

determining a target point based on the overlaid image and the second pattern, comprising:

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

determining the target point on the second pattern based on the lesion point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: YIN, HUI
To: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
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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 (4)
Continuation 17305667 · Jul 12, 2021
Division 16236460 · Dec 29, 2018
Continuation PCTCN2018107434 · Sep 25, 2018
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