Method and medical imaging device for communication between a control unit and a patient and/or an operator

摘要

In a method and apparatus for communication between a control unit of a medical imaging device, the control unit being arranged within a control room, and an operator located in an examination room examination and/or a patient located in the examination room and positioned on a patient support device, wherein the control room is arranged outside of the examination room, object data of objects positioned on the patient support device and/or of the operator are acquired by an object data acquisition unit, the acquired object data are transferred from the object data acquisition unit to the control unit, information of the objects positioned on the patient support device and/or the operator is determined by the control unit using the acquired object data, and output information is generated using the determined information and the output information is presented within the examination room.

主权项

1. A method to communicate between a control processor of a medical imaging device and at least one of a patient on a patient support device from whom a medical image is to be obtained in a medical imaging examination, and an operator implementing said medical imaging examination, said control processor being located in a control room and said operator and said patient being located in an examination room that is outside of said control room, said method comprising:
with an object data detector located in the examination room, detecting object data of said operator; automatically transferring the detected object data from the object data detector to said control processor; in said control processor, automatically using said object data to determine determined information about said operator in said examination room; in said control processor, automatically generating output information using said determined information; and from said control processor, presenting said output information at a presentation location within said examination room.