Patent Document ID: 20020010551
Application ID: 09781919
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A system of utilizing bolus propagation for contrast enhancement comprising: (a) a monitoring means for measuring the position of a bolus moving along a path in a biological structure, wherein the biological structure has a plurality of organs and vessels and is positioned on a table; (b) a processing means for performing the steps of: (i) determining a predicted position of the bolus using a bolus propagation model with a set of parameters prior to the arrival of the bolus at a location of the path; and (ii) comparing the predicted position of the bolus with the measured position of the bolus; (c) a filtering means for reconciling discrepancy, if any, between the predicted position of the bolus and the measured position of the bolus to extrapolate a set of control parameters; and (d) a control means for receiving the set of control parameters to adaptively transport the table to chase the motion of the bolus.