Patent ID: 11972563
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
acquiring one or more non-contrast images of the region of interest in the imaged body;
determining an entrance criterion based on the one or more non-contrast images, the entrance criterion dictating one or more conditions in which to begin acquiring the image data from the one or more groups of the imaging exposures;
measuring the amount of contrast agent in one or more locations in the imaged body after acquiring the one or more non-contrast images of the region of interest in the imaged body; and
determining that the one or more conditions of the entrance criterion are met based on the amount of the contrast agent that is measured in the imaged body,
wherein the image data is acquired responsive to determining that the one or more conditions of the entrance criterion are met.