34 results about "Diagnostic scan" patented technology

A method for positioning of a subject for imaging includes generating an anatomical reference image of the subject based on scan data acquired during a scout scan and causing display, on a graphical user interface, of the anatomical reference image with a sensitivity ruler and a scan range. The sensitivity ruler indicates a detection sensitivity along an axial field of view of an emission tomography scanner. The method includes automatically adjusting a position of the subject so that a region of interest to be imaged is centered within the axial field of view to maximize the detection sensitivity during a diagnostic scan with the emission tomography scanner. The method includes acquiring emission tomography scan data of the region of interest during the diagnostic scan and reconstructing a diagnostic image based on the emission tomography scan data. The diagnostic image has higher image quality than the anatomical reference image.

A method and system for assessing a vehicle electronic system. A vehicle diagnostic system comprises a vehicle diagnostic computer tool configured to operate in a mode to scan a vehicle for diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). The vehicle diagnostic computer tool is connected with a diagnostic port of the vehicle to be in communication with an electronic system of the vehicle. The DTCs are reported by the vehicle's electronic system. An aftermarket diagnostic scan program is run to scan for DTCs, and the scan data acquired by the aftermarket diagnostic scan program is recorded. An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) diagnostic scan program is run to scan for DTCs, and the scan data acquired by the OEM diagnostic scan program is recorded. The scan data acquired by the aftermarket diagnostic scan program is compared to the scan data acquired by the OEM diagnostic scan program.

A method and system for guiding selection of a diagnostic scan program for diagnosing an electronic system of a vehicle with a vehicle diagnostic computer tool and a scan evaluation program, where the diagnostic tool includes a display screen and is configured to be connected to a diagnostic port to be in communication with an electronic system of the vehicle and to operate in a mode to diagnose a vehicle. The diagnostic tool receives scan selection inputs and the diagnostic tool generates a recommendation to use either an aftermarket diagnostic scan program or an OE diagnostic scan program based on the scan selection inputs, where the recommendation is displayed on the screen of the diagnostic tool. The vehicle diagnostic computer tool is further configured to enable a user to accept the recommendation to use either the aftermarket or OE diagnostic scan program to diagnose the electronic system of the vehicle.

A system and method for assessing a vehicle's electronic system after a crash includes a vehicle diagnostic computer tool configured to be operatively connected with an electronic system of a vehicle to obtain scan data from the electronic system of the vehicle using a diagnostic scanning program and to obtain collision data from an event data recorder of the vehicle using a collision data recorder program. The collision data and scan data are reported together, such as in a report generated by the vehicle diagnostic computer tool, for evaluating whether vehicle systems requiring repair based on the scan data are attributable to a particular collision event based on the collision data.

The present invention relates to the provision of a scanning system and methods for scanning a discrete location within a body part of a subject. More particularly, the present invention provides a scanning system to scan a suspected injury in a body part of a subject, such as a brain injury. The scanning system provides a diagnostic scanning device that scans the discrete locations within the body part, and a processer configured to carry out calculating the probability of injury in each of the discrete locations; using a statistical map of the probability of injury within the body part; and the diagnostic scanning device scanning each discrete location in order of decreasing probability determined by the processor to obtain results at each discrete location; and displaying the results on a screen as the scanning continues until a clinical assessment of the injury in the body part can be made.

Processes and materials to detect cancer, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormalities from a biopsy are described. In some cases, cell-free nucleic acids can be sequenced, and the sequencing result can be utilized to detect sequences indicative of a neoplasm, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormality. Detection of somatic variants occurring in phase and / or insertions and deletions (indels) can indicate the presence of cancer, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormalities in a diagnostic scan, and a clinical intervention can be performed.

Processes and materials to detect cancer from a biopsy are described. In some cases, cell-free nucleic acids can be sequenced, and the sequencing result can be utilized to detect sequences derived from a neoplasm. Detection of somatic variants occurring in phase can indicate the presence of cancer in a diagnostic scan and a clinical intervention can be performed.

We provide a compact, portable AI-based diagnostic scan and analysis device that improves healthcare delivery in diverse clinical and emergency settings. [Solution] The portable AI-based diagnostic scan analysis device 100 includes a system initialization interface 101 and a power control and startup hardware module 102 for establishing operational readiness and controlled power distribution. The diagnostic scan interface hardware module 103 acquires image, biosignal, or optical scan data, and the user input and parameter selection hardware module 104 enables the setting of diagnostic parameters. System safety is ensured by the error detection and safety monitoring hardware module 105, after which the scan is initiated by the scan execution trigger hardware module 106. Diagnostic information is presented by the data display and status interface hardware module 107, and processed by the active diagnostic processing hardware module 108 by executing an artificial intelligence algorithm.

This specification provides a multi-contrast agent combined scanning control system and method, relating to the field of medical device technology. The method includes: after delivering a current contrast agent from a syringe based on a current delivery command, monitoring the contrast agent concentration at a preset monitoring layer to obtain the current CT value; if the current CT value meets a preset trigger condition, generating a next delivery command and sending the next delivery command to the syringe; using the next delivery command as a new current delivery command, and using the next contrast agent to be delivered as a new current contrast agent, repeating the above steps; if the CT value of the target site corresponding to the last delivered contrast agent meets the trigger condition, generating a scanning command to initiate a diagnostic scan, thereby controlling the CT scanner to perform a diagnostic scan and acquire scanning data from multiple target sites. In this way, the amount of diagnostic image information can be increased while reducing the amount of contrast agent used and minimizing radiation.

Briefly, one or more embodiments are direct to a process, system, and article for determining interchangeability of one or more electrical components of a particular motor vehicle. Performance of a diagnostic scan may be initiated of the particular motor vehicle. Results of the diagnostic scan may be received. One or more service part numbers / identifiers for electrical components interrogated during the diagnostic scan may be identified. One or more electronic parts catalogs indicating vehicle manufacturer part numbers / identifiers for electrical components of a set of motor vehicles may be accessed. One or more cross-references between the service part numbers / identifiers for electrical components interrogated during the diagnostic scan and the vehicle manufacturer part numbers / identifiers may be determined. The cross-references may be stored in one or more records of a database.

A system and method for detecting movement of a subject during an imaging procedure that involves moving the subject on a subject support relative to a scanning gantry. A sequence of 2D image frames of the subject, acquired during movement of the subject support before a diagnostic scan of the imaging procedure, and support motion data, representative of motion of the subject support during the acquisition of the first sequence of 2D image frames, are received and processed to generate an averaged depth map of the subject. One or more further 2D image frames of the subject, acquired prior to and / or during the diagnostic scan, are received and processed using the depth map to identify any movement of the subject relative to the subject support.

Embodiments of the present application provide a magnetic resonance scanning and imaging method, and a magnetic resonance imaging system. The method includes: determining a pulse to be adjusted in a scan sequence, the pulse to be adjusted including a first radio-frequency pulse and a first gradient pulse applied along with the first radio-frequency pulse; determining an adjustment factor based on the first gradient pulse and a minimum repetition time related to a specific absorption rate of radio-frequency energy; adjusting the scan sequence based on the adjustment factor; and, using the adjusted scan sequence, performing a diagnostic scan on a site to be examined, to obtain a magnetic resonance image.

A system and method of diagnosing a vehicle electronic system and searching for relevant vehicle information pertaining thereto includes a vehicle diagnostic computer tool configured to operate in a mode to scan a vehicle to obtain diagnostic scan data, obtaining a plurality of diagnostic scan data results from the electronic system of the vehicle with the vehicle diagnostic computer tool using a diagnostic scanning program, designating particular ones of the diagnostic scan data results using the vehicle diagnostic computer tool, and performing a search for vehicle information related to the designated particular ones of the diagnostic scan data results. The diagnostic scan data results for searching can be designated by an operator via a listing on the computer tool, or can be automatically designated by the computer tool by way of input criteria entered into the vehicle diagnostic computer tool.

A new automotive collision repair technology is provided, including system and data flow architectures that are designed to provide enhanced data and enhanced data flow in the context of vehicle diagnosis and repair, particularly when repairs are necessary due to collisions. In some examples, the data flow through the network is streamlined, to avoid network congestion, to use fewer computer and network resources and / or to enable the utilization of smaller databases. In other examples, enhanced access to data in real-time and near real-time enabled by a Workflow Module supports more accurate and timely decisions on vehicle repair. An advantage of this new automotive collision repair technology is that it enables proper and proven repairs, which in turns increases operation safety of repaired vehicle and people safety.

Methods and systems are provided for determining diagnostic-scan parameters for a magnetic resonance (MR) diagnostic-scan, from MR calibration images, enabling acquisition of high-resolution diagnostic images of one or more anatomical regions of interest, while bypassing acquisition of localizer images, increasing a speed and efficiency of MR diagnostic-scanning. In one embodiment, a method for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprises, acquiring a magnetic resonance (MR) calibration image of an imaging subject, mapping the MR calibration image to a landmark map using a trained deep neural network, determining one or more diagnostic-scan parameters based on the landmark map, acquiring an MR diagnostic image according to the diagnostic-scan parameters, and displaying the MR diagnostic image via a display device.

Systems and methods are provided for contrast-enhanced diagnostic imaging. In one aspect, a system includes an x-ray source; a detector; a data acquisition system (DAS) operably connected to the detector; and a computing device operably connected to the DAS and configured with instructions that when executed cause the computing device generate a first estimated time to perform a diagnostic scan; determine a first confidence level of the first estimated time; control the x-ray source and the detector to perform the diagnostic scan of the subject at the first estimated time in response to a first confidence level being above a threshold; and generate a second estimated time to perform the diagnostic scan and a second confidence level of the second estimated time in response to the first confidence level of the first estimated time being below a threshold.

In one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes: a scanner configured to perform a pre-scan of an object and a diagnostic scan of the object after the pre-scan; and processing circuitry. This processing circuitry is configured to: generate a positioning image from data acquired by the pre-scan and a diagnostic image from data acquired by the diagnostic scan; generate a normal positioning image from the generated positioning image when it is an abnormal positioning image having an abnormality, the normal positioning image being an image in which the abnormality is corrected; and determine an imaging plane of the diagnostic scan from the normal positioning image.

A method for positioning of a subject for imaging includes generating an anatomical reference image of the subject based on scan data acquired during a scout scan and causing display, on a graphical user interface, of the anatomical reference image with a sensitivity ruler and a scan range. The sensitivity ruler indicates a detection sensitivity along an axial field of view of an emission tomography scanner. The method includes automatically adjusting a position of the subject so that a region of interest to be imaged is centered within the axial field of view to maximize the detection sensitivity during a diagnostic scan with the emission tomography scanner. The method includes acquiring emission tomography scan data of the region of interest during the diagnostic scan and reconstructing a diagnostic image based on the emission tomography scan data. The diagnostic image has higher image quality than the anatomical reference image.

A magnetic resonance scanning and imaging method and a magnetic resonance imaging system are provided. The method includes: performing a reference scan on a site to be examined, acquiring reference scan data corresponding to a portion of slice positions among a plurality of slice positions, and generating, according to the reference scan data, a phase correction coefficient corresponding to each slice position among the plurality of slice positions; and performing, according to the phase correction coefficients, a diagnostic scan on the site to be examined to acquire a magnetic resonance image.

The invention relates to the technical field of data processing, and discloses a vehicle diagnosis scanning method and related equipment based on standardized diagnosis data, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the identification information of a target vehicle in response to a received diagnosis scanning instruction for the target vehicle; obtaining a standardized diagnosis data file corresponding to the target vehicle from a cloud server based on the identification information; analyzing the standardized diagnosis data file to generate an electronic control unit scanning priority set; and performing diagnosis scanning on the target vehicle according to the electronic control unit scanning priority set, sending a detection instruction according to a priority communication protocol sequence for each control unit address, determining the state of the electronic control unit according to an obtained response result, and generating a diagnosis scanning result. The vehicle diagnosis scanning efficiency can be improved, meanwhile, diagnosis errors caused by invalid operation are reduced, and the accuracy of diagnosis scanning results is guaranteed.

Briefly, one or more embodiments are direct to a process, system, and article for transmitting a request for a diagnostic scan of a vehicle from a diagnostic application running on a computing device to an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle. A file may be received, by the diagnostic application, from the OBD system of the vehicle in response to the OBD system performing the diagnostic scan. The diagnostic application may launch a web browser application to display results stored in the file. A web browser extension of the web browser application may copy the file to generate a file copy. The file copy may be transmitted by the web browser extension to a diagnostic test results database.

Processes and materials to detect cancer, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormalities from a biopsy are described. In some cases, cell-free nucleic acids can be sequenced, and the sequencing result can be utilized to detect sequences indicative of a neoplasm, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormality. Detection of somatic variants occurring in phase and / or insertions and deletions (indels) can indicate the presence of cancer, transplant rejection, or fetal genetic abnormalities in a diagnostic scan, and a clinical intervention can be performed.

Various methods and systems are provided for an x-ray imaging system. In one example, a method for the system includes, responsive to operation of the x-ray imaging system in an automated mode, generating a difference image from a first image and a second image. The difference image is displayed at a display device to allow motion outside of a region of interest (ROI) to be detected based on analysis of the difference image. Further, the difference image is displayed before a contrast agent reaches the ROI.

A procedure for using a scanning transmission electron microscope to determine atomic position is disclosed. A diagnostic scan pattern is executed and areas of high intensity in the resulting detector output are identified. These areas may represent the position of atoms in the sample. This output is then compared to the known or measured lattice structure of the sample, and the coordinates of the identified atoms are adjusted based on the comparison. This procedure avoids exposing a target region of interest, compensates for drift, and allows for precision to be improved compared to the case where the procedure is not used, reaching values that may be better than 10 picometers.

1. Name of the product in this design: Graphical User Interface for Online Diagnostic Dynamic Scanning Interaction of Electronic Equipment. 2. Purpose of this design: An electronic device. 3. The key design feature of this product is its graphical user interface. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key features: the front view. 5. Purpose of the Graphical User Interface: The product interface is used for online diagnostic scanning and display of the IV curve; it is used to monitor online IV curve diagnostics. The main view interface is the interactive interface of the power plant monitoring page. In the main view interface, touching a card (such as the inverter #2 card) displays interface change state diagram 1. In interface change state diagram 1, clicking the checkmark displays interface change state diagram 2. In interface change state diagram 2, clicking the "Start Diagnosis" button displays interface change state diagram 3. In interface change state diagram 3, entering information and clicking the "OK" button displays interface change state diagram 4. In interface change state diagram 4, from the start of the diagnostic scan to its completion, the dynamic effect of interface change state diagrams 5-12 is presented.

Disclosed are radiomics and artificial-intelligence-based methods for predicting clinical cardiac assessment of FDG PET-CT scans. Certain embodiments use a computational method to extract features from one or more cardiac portions of diagnostic scans (e.g., FDG PET-CT scans). In certain embodiments, the method can use extracted features to predict cardiotoxicity for physician evaluation. In certain embodiments, the method can use the extracted features to predict for cardiac clinical complications. In certain embodiments, the method can enable early cardiac toxicity prediction for cancer patients using standard-of-care FDG PET-CT imaging. In certain embodiments, the method can provide a cardiac management decision support tool using standard-of-care FDG PET-CT imaging. In certain embodiments, the method can enable the incorporation of the extracted features in radiation treatment planning (e.g., for patients whose management involves radiation) using standard-of-care FDG PET-CT imaging.

An approach for vehicle diagnostics is provided. The approach, for example, involves receiving an indication identifying a need for a diagnostic scan. The approach also involves executing the diagnostic scan by initiating a movement of a movable sensor of a vehicle mirror assembly attached to a vehicle and acquiring diagnostic data during the movement of the movable sensor. The approach further involves analyzing the diagnostic data to generate a diagnostic report and providing the diagnostic report as an output.

The invention relates to the field of ultrasonic diagnosis, and discloses a multi-part ultrasonic diagnosis scanning path planning, calculating and processing system, which comprises a signal acquisition module; the acoustic admittance index calculation module is connected with the signal acquisition module; the dynamic field construction module is connected with the acoustic admittance index calculation module; the path planning module is connected with the dynamic field construction module and is used for planning a scanning path based on the distribution of the dynamic acoustic admittance field; and the robot control module is connected with the path planning module. By acquiring an original radio frequency signal in real time, calculating an acoustic admittance index and constructing a dynamic acoustic admittance field, path planning directly responds to the dynamic change of the field, so that the technical problem that scanning is interrupted or signal quality is reduced due to the fact that a dynamic acoustic window cannot be tracked in real time by a traditional fixed path or manual control is solved; efficient acoustic connection is maintained in continuous scanning, and the stability of operation and the consistency of final image quality are improved.

The cone beam CT comprises a first image acquisition assembly, a second image acquisition assembly, a rotary connecting piece and a rack, one end of the rotary connecting piece is respectively connected with the first image acquisition assembly and the second image acquisition assembly, and the other end is connected with the rack; the first image acquisition assembly comprises a first ray generator and a first detector; the second image acquisition assembly comprises a second ray generator and a second detector; the first ray generator and the first detector are distributed along the first rotating radial direction of the rotating connecting piece; the second ray generator and the second detector are distributed along the second rotating radial direction of the rotating connecting piece; the first rotation radial direction is different from the second rotation radial direction; the first ray generator and the second ray generator are respectively configured to emit a first imaging ray and a second imaging ray to a target object; the first detector and the second detector are configured to acquire a first scanned image and a second scanned image, respectively. According to the cone beam CT, the image acquisition time is shortened, and the diagnosis scanning efficiency is improved.