Patent ID: 11937968
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A method for support in positioning a medical X-ray imaging apparatus, comprising:
receiving a 3D motion-model of a currently used X-ray imaging apparatus and a 3D model of a subject suitable for a calculation of virtual X-ray projections;
receiving movement instructions for movement of the 3D motion-model, the movement instructions relating to a movement of the currently used X-ray imaging apparatus to a target location for imaging or to a movement trajectory of the currently used X-ray imaging apparatus along which imaging is intended to take place;
adapting the 3D motion-model according to the movement instructions;
generating a virtual X-ray projection of a region of interest based on a spatial arrangement of the 3D motion-model in relation to the 3D model of the subject; and
providing image data of the virtual X-ray projection.