Patent ID: 8144955
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A geometry planning system for a magnetic resonance imager, comprising: a memory device that stores a mapping database; an image analyzer that analyzes a survey image from an image source to generate a set of anatomical landmarks; a planning geometry type module which receives an input of a type of image acquisition to be performed and generates planning geometry type indicator; a function generator which: an evaluator arranged to evaluate a relevance of anatomical landmarks of the set of image landmarks generated by the image analyzer for a geometry indicated by the function created by the function generator to determine a computed planning geometry; a user interface device receives the anatomical landmark set and the computed planning geometry, and the survey image, and displays on a display device the landmarks, and the computed planning geometry, the user interface device further receiving any user adjustments to the anatomical landmark set or the computed planning geometry and returns landmark adjustments to the evaluator to reevaluate the computed planning geometry, and the user interface device further receiving a user acceptance of the anatomical landmark set and the computed planning geometry; a final planning geometry module which receives the user accepted computed planning geometry for use in setting up the magnetic resonance imager for generating a high resolution scan; a record generator which receives the user accepted landmarks and the user accepted computed planning geometry from the user interface device, generates a new record therefrom, and loads the new record in the mapping database for use by the function generator in creating future functions.