Medical Imaging System and Computer Program

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This invention describes a medical imaging system, such as CT or MRI, that can automatically and adaptively adjust its image quality settings during interventional procedures (like biopsy or ablation). The system changes parameters such as radiation dose, tube current, and imaging area based on the real-time position, orientation, and type of medical tool inserted into the patient. This ensures optimal image quality when needed (e.g., near risky anatomical structures) while reducing radiation exposure during less critical parts of the procedure. It also includes a computer program to control this adaptive behavior.

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• Guided needle biopsies where precise targeting near sensitive organs is required.
• Ablation treatments for tumors, where tools are precisely navigated inside the body.
• Insertion of catheters or stents with real-time imaging adjustment for safety.
• Any minimally invasive procedures requiring repeated imaging and careful navigation around critical tissues.
• Hospitals seeking to minimize patient and operator radiation dose during interventional radiology.

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• Reduces unnecessary radiation exposure for patients and medical staff by lowering image quality (and thus dose) when high resolution is not needed.
• Improves procedural safety by automatically increasing image quality near critical or high-risk anatomical structures.
• Optimizes workflow by minimizing operator interventions in adjusting imaging parameters.
• Tailors imaging conditions dynamically to the specific requirements of different tools and clinical situations.
• Can be implemented in both new imaging systems and as software updates to existing equipment, making adoption flexible.

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The invention relates to a medical imaging system which repeatedly irradiates a capturing area of a patient (52) with a radiation and acquires data from the irradiated area of the patient (52) and generates images from such acquired data, characterized in that the system is arranged for automatic adaptive adjustment of at least one parameter of the system influencing the image quality of the generated images dependent from the position, spatial orientation and/or type of an intervention tool (1) which is introduced into the patient (52).