Patent ID: 7835496
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An user interface of an X-ray system, comprising: a read only memory that stores for each of a plurality of predefined clinical procedures corresponding one or more optimal operating parameters for each corresponding section of the X-ray system as default settings, wherein at least one of the optimal operating parameters is selected from the group consisting of: an operating parameter for injecting a contrast medium, an operating parameter for acquiring data, an operating parameter for reconstructing data, an operating parameter for storing an image, and an operating parameter for displaying an image, and wherein at least one of the optimal operating parameters is for injecting the contrast medium and is selected from the group consisting of: a quantity of the contrast medium, a saline solution to be administered, an administration rate, a duration of the injection, a delay up to the data acquisition, a catheter size, a place for the injection, a concentration of the contrast medium, and a type of the contrast medium; a user interface for displaying a list of the predefined clinical procedures available for selection; a control unit that receives a selection of one of the predefined clinical procedures from the list and copies the corresponding one or more optimal operating parameters from the read only memory as default settings into a write-read-memory; wherein the user interface further comprises an edit interface for graphically displaying and receiving changes to the optimal operating parameters from their default settings into a current configuration stored in the write-read-memory for the operating parameters; and wherein the control unit transfers the current configuration for the operating parameters from the write-read-memory to each corresponding section the X-ray system to facilitate adjustment of the X-ray system for the selected clinical procedure.