Granted Patent B2

US 12,494,016 · App. 18/319,448 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Inventors: Yang Bu (Shanghai, CN); Fan Chen (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

G06T17/00G06T15/00G06T2210/41G06T2215/16

Abstract

Claims (76)

1 . A method for subject positioning, implemented on a computing device having one or more processors and one or more storage devices, the method comprising:

generating a reference subject model of a subject to be scanned by a medical device based on feature information of the subject and a scan protocol of the subject, the reference subject model representing the subject holding a reference posture that the subject needs to hold during a scan to be performed;

generating a target subject model by performing one or more rendering operations to adjust a display effect of the reference subject model based on at least one rendering parameter associated with an image capturing device, the target subject model representing the subject holding the reference posture with a model rendering effect;

generating a positioning result by integrating the target subject model with image data related to a scan scene of the subject captured by the image capturing device, wherein the positioning result includes composite image data illustrating a positional relationship between the subject in the image data and the target subject model, and a representation of the target subject model is superimposed on a representation of the subject in the composite image data; and

positioning the subject based on the positioning result.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating a reference subject model of a subject to be scanned by a medical device based on feature information of the subject and a scan protocol of the subject comprises:

generating a subject model of the subject based on the feature information of the subject; and

generating the reference subject model of the subject by transforming the subject model based on the scan protocol of the subject.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating a reference subject model of a subject to be scanned by a medical device based on feature information of the subject and a scan protocol of the subject comprises:

obtaining a reference posture model based on the scan protocol of the subject; and

generating the reference subject model of the subject by transforming the reference posture model based on the feature information of the subject.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rendering parameter includes an intrinsic parameter of the image capturing device or an extrinsic parameter of the image capturing device, and

the composite image data is generated by replacing the target subject model in a second coordinate system associated with the image capturing device based on the intrinsic parameter and the extrinsic parameter of the image capturing device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a plurality of first coordinates of a plurality of marker points in a first coordinate system associated with the medical device;

obtaining at least one image of the plurality of marker points captured by the image capturing device;

determining a plurality of second coordinates of the plurality of marker points in a second coordinate system associated with the image capturing device based on the at least one image of the plurality of marker points; and

determining a mapping relationship between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system based on the plurality of first coordinates of the plurality of marker points and the plurality of second coordinates of the plurality of marker points.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning the subject based on the positioning result comprises:

obtaining target image data of the subject holding a current posture captured by the image capturing device;

generating a current subject model based on the target image data of the subject;

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the current subject model and the target subject model; and

in response to determining that the current posture of the target subject needs to be adjusted, guiding the subject to move one or more body parts of the subject.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the current subject model and the target subject model comprises:

obtaining at least one candidate coordinate of at least one first feature point in the current subject model in a second coordinate system associated with the image capturing device;

obtaining at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point in the first coordinate system based on a mapping relationship between a first coordinate system associated with the medical device and the second coordinate system;

obtaining at least one actual coordinate of at least one second feature point in the target subject model in the first coordinate system, wherein the at least one first feature point and the at least one second feature point correspond to a same portion of the subject; and

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point comprises:

determining a deviation between the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point; and

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the deviation.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one first feature point or the at least one second feature point corresponds to an anatomical joint of the subject.

10 . A system for subject positioning, comprising:

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

at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device, when executing the stored set of instructions, the at least one processor causes the system to perform operations including:

generating a reference subject model of a subject to be scanned by a medical device based on feature information of the subject and a scan protocol of the subject, the reference subject model representing the subject holding a reference posture that the subject needs to hold during a scan to be performed;

generating a target subject model by performing one or more rendering operations to adjust a display effect of the reference subject model based on at least one rendering parameter associated with an image capturing device, the target subject model representing the subject holding the reference posture with a model rendering effect;

generating a positioning result by integrating the target subject model with image data related to a scan scene of the subject captured by the image capturing device, wherein the positioning result includes composite image data illustrating a positional relationship between the subject in the image data and the target subject model, a representation of the target subject model is superimposed on a representation of the subject in the composite image data; and

positioning the subject based on the positioning result.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the system to perform operations including:

obtaining a plurality of first coordinates of a plurality of marker points in a first coordinate system associated with the medical device;

obtaining at least one image of the plurality of marker points captured by the image capturing device;

determining a plurality of second coordinates of the plurality of marker points in a second coordinate system associated with the image capturing device based on the at least one image of the plurality of marker points; and

determining a mapping relationship between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system based on the plurality of first coordinates of the plurality of marker points and the plurality of second coordinates of the plurality of marker points.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the positioning the subject based on the positioning result comprises:

obtaining target image data of the subject holding a current posture captured by the image capturing device;

generating a current subject model based on the target image data of the subject;

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the current subject model and the target subject model; and

in response to determining that the current posture of the target subject needs to be adjusted, guiding the subject to move one or more body parts of the subject.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the current subject model and the target subject model comprises:

obtaining at least one candidate coordinate of at least one first feature point in the current subject model in a second coordinate system associated with the image capturing device;

obtaining at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point in the first coordinate system based on a mapping relationship between a first coordinate system associated with the medical device and the second coordinate system;

obtaining at least one actual coordinate of at least one second feature point in the target subject model in the first coordinate system, wherein the at least one first feature point and the at least one second feature point correspond to a same portion of the subject; and

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point comprises:

determining a deviation between the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one first feature point and the at least one actual coordinate of the at least one second feature point; and

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the deviation.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising at least one set of instructions, wherein when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the at least one set of instructions cause the at least one processor to effectuate a method comprising:

generating a reference subject model of a subject to be scanned by a medical device based on feature information of the subject and a scan protocol of the subject, the reference subject model representing the subject holding a reference posture that the subject needs to hold during a scan to be performed;

generating a target subject model by performing one or more rendering operations to adjust a display effect of the reference subject model based on at least one rendering parameter associated with an image capturing device, the target subject model representing the subject holding the reference posture with a model rendering effect;

generating a positioning result by integrating the target subject model with image data related to a scan scene of the subject captured by the image capturing device, wherein the positioning result includes composite image data illustrating a positional relationship between the subject in the image data and the target subject model, and a representation of the target subject model is superimposed on a representation of the subject in the composite image data; and

positioning the subject based on the positioning result.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the target subject model or the representation of the subject in the composite image data is transparent or semi-transparent such that the positional relationship between the target subject model and the subject is easily identified in the composite image data.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data related to the scan scene includes target image data of the subject holding a current posture captured by the image capturing device,

the method further includes generating a current subject model representing the subject holding the current posture based on the target image data, and

the representation of the subject in the composition image data is presented in the form of the current subject model.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the positioning the subject based on the positioning result comprises:

determining, in the composite image data, a proportion of the representation of the current subject model that is overlapped with the representation of the target subject model;

determining a matching degree between the current subject model and the target subject model based on the proportion; and

determining whether the current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted based on the matching degree.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the image data related to the scan scene further includes image data of an examination room where the medical device is located,

the composite image data is further generated the composite image data based on the image data of the examination room to illustrate the examination room, and

in the composite image data, the representation of the target subject model is at a position for receiving the scan in a representation of the examination room and holds the reference posture.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning the subject based on the positioning result comprises:

causing a first terminal device of a user to display the positioning result for the user to determine whether a current posture of the subject needs to be adjusted; and

causing a second terminal device of the subject to display the positioning result for the subject to adjust the current posture based on the positioning result.

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