US 12,440,154 B2
Coached breathing system for medical imaging
Arka Datta, Pewaukee, WI (US); Brian Nett, Waukesha, WI (US); and Chelsey Lewis, Waukesha, WI (US)
Assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,471.
Prior Publication US 2024/0398339 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/46 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 5/486 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/466 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical imaging system, comprising:
an X-ray controller including one or more processors having executable instructions stored in a non-transitory memory of the medical imaging system that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
generate a three-dimensional (3-D) virtual representation of a portion of a surface of a chest and/or abdomen of a subject of the medical imaging system, the portion adjustable in size by an operator of the medical imaging system;
display changes in the 3-D virtual representation to the subject on a display device of the medical imaging system while the subject performs coached breathing, in real time;
display instructions to the subject on the display device to perform the coached breathing in accordance with a selected breathing pattern, using the 3-D virtual representation as a guide;
in response to detecting a deviation of a breathing pattern of the subject from the selected breathing pattern, indicate the deviation to the subject; and
generate a stability score for the subject based on a stability of the chest and/or abdomen of the subject during a performance of the coached breathing during a medical imaging scan, and store the stability score in scan data acquired during the medical imaging scan.