Patent ID: 7970192

Claim:
A method for controlling an imaging modality, comprising: a) acquiring data specific to an examination object; b) automatically selecting an example raw data record from a number of example raw data records on the basis of the acquired data specific to the examination object, the example raw data records being obtained in association with one of a prior examination of the examination object and a prior examination of another examination object; c) producing an example image based upon the selected example raw data record, using a selected control parameter set; d) outputting the produced example image to a user; e) detecting at least one of a change command of the user to alter the control parameter set, and a confirmation command for confirming the control parameter set; f) changing the control parameter set in accordance with a detected change command; g) repeating the method steps c) to f) with the respectively current, changed control parameter set until a confirmation signal is detected; and h) acquiring image data by using the current control parameter set when a confirmation command is detected; wherein the imaging modality is a medical imaging modality and the control parameter set includes control parameters for controlling a quality of the image data acquired by the medical imaging modality.