LUNG LESION DETECTION DURING TOMOGRAPHIC HEART SCREENING

摘要

In a medical screening workflow, a patient is disposed on a patient support (22) of a computed tomography imaging scanner (10). Baseline image data of the patient are acquired using the computed tomography imaging scanner. At least one medical diagnosis operation is performed while the patient remains on the patient support. Baseline image data are processed using a computer-aided lesion detection process performed as a background process during the at least one medical diagnosis operation. Conditional upon the processing detecting at least one lesion: (i) imaging parameters are determined including at least initial and final axial scanner positions for the at least one lesion based on results of the computer-aided lesion detection process; and (ii) an image of the at least one lesion is acquired with the patient remaining on the patient support using the computed tomography imaging scanner configured with the determined imaging parameters.