US 11,779,293 B2
System and method for thermal load prediction of proposed imaging procedures for X-ray tubes
Thomas McCarthy, Paris (FR); and Lionel Desponds, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (FR)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/514,184.
Prior Publication US 2023/0133721 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/487 (2013.01) [A61B 6/461 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for predicting an outcome for performing a complete proposed X-ray imaging procedure on an object, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing an X-ray imaging system comprising:
i. a X-ray source configured to emit radiation beams towards the object;
ii. an X-ray detector movably aligned with the X-ray source to receive the radiation beams from the X-ray source and generate image data;
iii. a controller operably connected to the X-ray source and the X-ray detector to control the movement and operation of the X-ray source and X-ray detector, the controller configured to receive and process image data from the X-ray detector;
iv. a display operably connected to the controller for presenting information to a user;
v. a user interface operably connected to the controller to enable user input to the controller; and
vi. a thermal prediction system including a processing unit operably connected to the controller; and
vii. an electronic storage device including data on a number of prior performed imaging procedures;
b. inputting imaging procedure data to the thermal prediction system;
c. matching the proposed imaging procedure data with one or more prior performed imaging procedures to create one or more models for the proposed imaging procedure; and
d. performing a thermal prediction on the one or more models.