Patent ID: 7502445

Claim:
A radiographing planning method comprising: selecting an anatomical region through a first user interface, the first user interface including a first selection screen for selecting the anatomical region from a plurality of anatomical regions; selecting an anatomical area belonging to the selected anatomical region through a second user interface, the second user interface including a second selection screen for selecting the anatomical area from a plurality of anatomical areas belonging to the selected anatomical region, the second user interface displayed after selection of the anatomical region; selecting a radiographing protocol for the selected anatomical area through a third user interface, the third user interface including a third selection screen for selecting the radiographing protocol from a plurality of radiographing protocols associated with the selected anatomical area, the third user interface displayed after selection of the anatomical area; and selecting a feature of the selected radiographing protocol through a fourth user interface, the fourth user interface including a fourth selection screen for selecting the feature from a plurality of features associated with the selected radiographing protocol, the fourth user interface displayed after selection of the radiographing protocol, the selected feature having a configuration file including a matrix with one of columns and rows corresponding to the plurality of anatomical regions and the other of the rows and the columns corresponding to the plurality of anatomical areas.