Patent ID: 11944471
Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A medical imaging system, comprising:
an imaging device having a scanning range;
a positioning apparatus to position an examination object; and
at least one processor configured to
determine object information on the examination object,
determine a region of interest, the region of interest being defined as a region of the examination object to be examined by the imaging device during an examination to be performed,
determine, prior to positioning the examination object on the positioning apparatus, a positional state of the examination object, relative to the positioning apparatus, based on the object information, the region of interest determined, and the scanning range, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether or not the region of interest is bringable into complete overlap with the scanning range; and
generate user output based on the determination of the positional state, such that the examination object is arranged on the positioning apparatus based on the user output.