US 11,779,288 B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining radiation doses
David E. Miller, Kirkland, WA (US); and Pierre Guntzer, Strasbourg (FR)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/228,256.
Application 17/228,256 is a continuation of application No. 16/884,785, filed on May 27, 2020, granted, now 11,000,239.
Application 16/884,785 is a continuation of application No. 15/706,279, filed on Sep. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,702,219, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0228164 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01)
CPC A61B 6/032 (2013.01) [A61B 6/488 (2013.01); A61B 6/5294 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); A61B 6/566 (2013.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G09B 23/28 (2013.01); A61B 6/465 (2013.01); A61B 6/467 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. An apparatus comprising:
means for flagging a first scout image when at least one of (A) a first anatomical landmark in the first scout image of a first scout image file does not include an organ (B) ta first set of dimensions of the first anatomic landmark in the first scout image cannot be determined, or (C) the first set of dimensions are outside of a predefined range, the flagging to prompt a capture of a second scout image; and
means for calculating a radiation dose for an organ in a second anatomical landmark of a second scout image file taken in response to the flagging.