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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.2076/CHENP/2012 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :06/03/2012 (43) Publication Date : 21/06/2013
(54) Title of the invention : APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION
(51) International classification :A61B5/055
(31) Priority Document No :09170899.0
(32) Priority Date :22/09/2009
(33) Name of priority country :EPO
(86) International Application No
Filing Date
(87) International Publication No : NA
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
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Number
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Filing Date
(62) Divisional to Application Number
Filing Date
:PCT/IB2010/054185
:16/09/2010
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(71)Name of Applicant :
1)KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
Address of Applicant :GROENEWOUDSEWEG 1
EINDHOVEN 5621 BA NETHERLANDS
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)HOLTHUIZEN Ronaldus Frederik Johannes
2)DEN HARDER Johan Michiel
3)DE KOK Wendy
(57) Abstract :
Method and apparatus for acquiring diagnostic information comprising: - a data acquisition module for acquiring image data of at
least a part of a persons anatomy - a planning module defining with reference to a spatial position and orientation of an example
anatomy at least one series of scanning steps to be executed with the data acquisition module on an actual anatomy - a user
interface to adjust imaging parameters to be used in a selected scanning step of a series of scanning steps for acquiring image data
of that actual anatomy wherein - the user interface displays for every step of the selected series of scanning steps predefined
scanning parameters pertaining to the example anatomy and - the user interface is arranged to have a user select the actual
imaging parameters to be used in each such step of the selected series of scanning steps with reference to a pre-established threedimensional
survey volume of the actual anatomy.
No. of Pages : 11 No. of Claims : 13
CONTINUED TO PART- 2
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