| CPC A61B 6/405 (2013.01) [A61B 6/488 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A computed tomography imaging system, comprising:
a rotating frame configured to rotate about a rotational axis;
an X-ray source disposed on the rotating frame and configured to emit X-ray radiation that traverses an examination region;
an X-ray controller configured to control the X-ray source;
a subject/object support configured to support a subject or object in the examination region;
a console, including:
a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
receive a current position of arms of a subject for a first group of a scan series, wherein the current position is a first position of two positions, either the arms are up above shoulders of the subject or the arms are down by sides of the subject;
automatically identify a scout image for the subject in which a position of the arms of the subject in the scout image matches the current position of the arms of the subject,
wherein the scout image is identified from a set of scout images that includes a scout image with the position of the arms above shoulders of the subject and a scout image with the position of the arms down by the sides of the subject; and
command the X-ray controller to utilize the identified scout image as a reference image for X-ray source current modulation for the first group of the scan series.
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