Patent ID: 7623622

Claim:
An x-ray system for performing a medical examination, comprising: an x-ray source that emits x-rays according to a plurality of adjustment parameters manually supplied to the x-ray system by an operator of the x-ray system; an x-ray detector that acquires a first sequence of images of a patient in accordance with the plurality of adjustment parameters; a remanent memory that stores and continues to store the plurality of adjustment parameters after a power shut down of the x-ray system; and an acquisition device that automatically retrieves the plurality of adjustment parameters from the remanent memory when the x-ray system is powered up for acquiring a further sequence of images of the same patient after the power shut down of the x-ray system, wherein at least some of the plurality of retrieved adjustment parameters are outputted to the operator, wherein at least one of the outputted adjustment parameters is manually adjusted by the operator, wherein the retrieved adjustment parameters together with said at least one manually adjusted parameter constitute an updated plurality of adjustment parameters, wherein the updated plurality of adjustment parameters is supplied to the x-ray system for acquiring the further sequence of images of the same patient, wherein at least one of the plurality of adjustment parameters comprises a detector parameter that controls an operation of the x-ray detector, wherein at least one of the plurality of adjustment parameters further comprises a contrast medium parameter of a contrast medium used during acquiring the sequence of images.