Dual display CT scanner user interface

• Main Authors: FOX AMANDA JEAN, JONES CHERYL RUTH, WETTERSTEN JON V, PATZ TABB ALAN, WIMMER MEGAN ELIZABETH, KING SIMON J, PROFIO MARK VINCENT, JONSSON STINA MARIA, MCDANIEL HOLLY ANN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.05.2015
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SURGERY

A CT user interface includes first and second displays that selectively display distinct display zones thereon. The first display includes a zone enabling the operator to create a record for each of a plurality of patients and an exam set-up and a protocol selection zone enabling the operator to select a scan protocol for performing a CT scan on a selected patient. A task list zone on the first display displays all steps and sub-steps of a CT scan for a selected patient based on the selected scan protocol, and a settings zone and a scanning zone on the first display displays and enables operator selection of a plurality of scan parameters related to the selected scan protocol. Any general user interface elements not needed for the selected scan protocol are not displayed on the first and second displays, so as to simplify the user interface for the operator.