Patent ID: 11935162
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An imaging system comprising:
an X-ray radiation source configured to emit radiation that traverses an examination region;
a detector array configured to detect radiation that traverses an examination region and generate a signal indicative thereof, wherein the detected radiation is for a 3-D pre-scan;
a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the signal to generate a 2-D pre-scan projection image; and
a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute 3-D volume planning instructions in the memory, which causes the processor to:
display the 2-D pre-scan projection image and a scan plan or bounding box for planning a 3-D volume scan of a region/tissue of interest based on a selected protocol for a 3-D volume scan of a region/tissue of interest being planned; and
receive an input confirming or adjusting the scan plan or bounding box to create a 3-D volume scan plan for the 3-D volume scan of the region/tissue of interest, wherein the 3-D volume scan of the region/tissue of interest is performed based on the 3-D volume scan plan, and wherein the processor is configured to identify the region/tissue of interest based on the selected scan protocol, obtain a rendering algorithm for the identified region/tissue of interest, and render the 2-D pre-scan projection image of the region/tissue of interest based on the obtained rendering algorithm.