JPWO2021115891A5

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Publication number: JPWO2021115891A5
Application number: JP2022535101A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-12-12

Claims

An imaging system having a wireless communication function, the imaging system comprising:
a rotary gantry rotatable about an axis of rotation, the rotary gantry comprising a detection device capable of recording measurement data regarding the patient to be imaged at a plurality of spatial locations;
at least one wireless transmitter for generating a directional wireless beam propagable along a propagation axis to transmit the measurement data to a wireless receiver;
The imaging system wherein the wireless transmitter is disposed and operable on the rotating gantry such that the axis of propagation intersects the axis of rotation at a location spaced apart from the rotating gantry.

The imaging system of claim 1, further comprising a receiver located at the location.

2. The imaging system of claim 1, further comprising an examination table on which an object to be imaged can be placed during imaging, the location being located remote from the examination table.

4. An imaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the radio transmitter includes an array of antenna elements that operate in concert to form a directional beam.

Imaging according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a plurality of transmitters arranged around the axis of rotation and on the rotating gantry, the respective propagation axes intersecting at the location. system.

An imaging system having a wireless communication function, the imaging system comprising:
a rotary gantry rotatable around a rotation axis, the rotary gantry comprising a device capable of processing data;
at least one wireless receiver for receiving data from the wireless transmitter in a directional wireless beam propagable along the propagation axis;
The imaging system wherein the wireless receiver is disposed and operable on the rotating gantry such that the axis of propagation intersects the axis of rotation at a location spaced apart from the rotating gantry.

An imaging system having a wireless communication function, the imaging system comprising:
a rotating gantry rotatable about an axis of rotation within a fixed gantry, the rotating gantry comprising a detection device capable of recording measurement data regarding the object to be imaged at a plurality of spatial locations;
at least one wireless transmitter for generating a directional wireless beam with transmitted energy for transmitting the measurement data to a wireless receiver;
switching logic operable to switch the wireless transmitter between two modes, a leisure mode and a duty mode, wherein the transmission energy in the duty mode is higher than the transmission energy in the leisure mode; and
the at least one wireless transmitter is disposed on the rotating gantry so as to be rotatable therewith;
the wireless receiver is disposed in a first fixed area apart from the rotating gantry and the fixed gantry;
a definable communication path extending spatially from the first fixed area to the second fixed area;
the at least one wireless transmitter is passable through the second fixed region during rotation of the rotating gantry;
The control logic is operable to switch the at least one wireless transmitter from the leisure mode to the duty mode only when the at least one wireless transmitter enters the second fixed area; The imaging system wherein the at least one transmitter remains in the duty mode while one transmitter passes through the second fixed area.

8. The imaging system of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of said transmitters are disposed on said rotating gantry.

An imaging system according to claim 7 or 8 , wherein the at least one wireless transmitter is operable at a frequency of at least 1 GHz.

9. The imaging system of claim 1 , 2, 7, or 8, wherein the imaging system is an X-ray imaging system.

An imaging system having a wireless communication function, the imaging system comprising:
a rotary gantry rotatable about a rotation axis in a fixed gantry, the rotary gantry comprising a device capable of processing data;
at least one wireless receiver for receiving data from the wireless transmitter in a directional wireless beam at transmitted energy;
switching logic operable to switch the wireless transmitter between two modes, a leisure mode and a duty mode, wherein the transmission energy in the duty mode is higher than the transmission energy in the leisure mode; and
the at least one wireless receiver is disposed on the rotating gantry so as to be rotatable therewith;
the wireless transmitter is located apart from the rotating gantry and the fixed gantry in a first fixed area;
there is a definable communication path spatially extending from the first fixed area to the second fixed area;
the at least one wireless receiver is passable through the second fixed area during rotation of the rotating gantry;
control logic is operable to switch the at least one wireless transmitter from the leisure mode to the duty mode only when the at least one wireless receiver enters the second fixed area; The imaging system wherein the wireless transmitter remains in the duty mode while one wireless receiver passes through the second fixed area.

1. A method of wireless communication for an imaging system, the imaging system comprising: a directional signal propagable along a propagation direction for transmitting measurement data recorded by a detector of the imaging system to a wireless receiver; comprising at least one radio transmitter for generating a radio beam;
the at least one wireless transmitter is disposed on the rotating gantry of the imaging system so as to be rotatable with the rotating gantry with respect to a fixed gantry;
a communication path is defined extending spatially from i) a first fixed area to ii) a second fixed area located remote from the gantries in which said wireless receivers are located; teeth,
switching the at least one wireless transmitter from a leisure mode to a duty mode only when the wireless transmitter enters the second fixed area, the wireless transmitter passing through the second fixed area; maintaining said duty mode while transmitting energy in said duty mode is higher than energy in said leisure mode.

A method of wireless communication for an imaging system, the imaging system comprising: a wireless transmitter for generating a directional wireless beam propagable along a propagation direction for transmitting data to a wireless receiver; the wireless receiver is disposed on a rotating gantry of the imaging system such that the radio receiver is rotatable with the rotating gantry with respect to a fixed gantry;
a communication path is defined extending spatially from i) a first fixed area to ii) a second fixed area located remote from the gantry in which the wireless transmitter is located; teeth,
switching at least one wireless transmitter from leisure mode to duty mode only when the wireless receiver enters the second fixed area; and while the wireless receiver passes through the second fixed area; , maintaining the duty mode, wherein the transmission energy in the duty mode is higher than the transmission energy in the leisure mode.

14. A computer program product which, when executed by at least one processing unit, causes said processing unit to carry out the method according to claim 12 or 13 .

A computer readable medium on which the computer program according to claim 14 is stored.