US 12,285,282 B2
System and method for notification of imaging mode of X-ray imaging system
Michelle Branson, Harmony, PA (US); Beth Heckel, Waukesha, WI (US); Eric Hart, Muskego, WI (US); Adam Pluim, Brookfield, WI (US); and Ping Xue, Pewaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,968.
Prior Publication US 2024/0215935 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/4208 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4405 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing an indication of the mode of operation of an X-ray imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing an X-ray imaging system comprising:
i. a radiation source;
ii. a detector alignable with the radiation source, the detector having a support on or against which a subject to be imaged is adapted to be positioned;
iii. a control processing unit operably connected to the radiation source and detector to operate the radiation source and the detector in an imaging procedure in a fixed mode or an automatic optimization of parameter (AOP) mode to generate image data and process the image data from the detector to create images;
iv. an operational mode indication system disposed on the imaging system and operably connected to the control processing unit, the operation mode indication system including at least one of a visual indicator and an audio indicator; and
v. an electronic memory storage operably connected to the control processing unit and including instructions for the operation of the operational mode indication system by the control processing unit;
b. selecting an operational mode for the radiation source and the detector;
c. operating the radiation source and detector to generate one or more images; and
d. activating the operational mode indication system in a first manner and in a second manner at least during the operation of the radiation source and the detector to provide an indication of a current mode of operation of the imaging system, wherein the first manner is readily discernable from the second manner.