Abstract: Flush syringe assemblies are described herein. Such flush syringe assembly may include a collapsible syringe barrel including a corrugated side wall defining a chamber, a closed proximal end, a distal end having a distal wall with an elongate tip extending distally therefrom having a passageway therethrough in fluid communication with said chamber, a pre-selected amount of sterile fluid in the chamber, and a locking element. A collar may be disposed on the distal wall of the barrel and surrounding the elongate tip. An absorbent material and disinfectant or antimicrobial agent may be disposed in a compartment of the collar.

Abstract: A method for determining a quality rating data (QRD) of a medical data acquisition system (MDAS) includes receiving first data which includes utilization errors by an MDAS that occurred while performing a data acquisition procedure (DAP), by a data acquisition component of the MDAS, to acquire medical data. The method also includes generating second data as a function of the first data, the second data being indicative of categories of the utilization errors, wherein at least one utilization error is assigned to a corresponding category based on a predetermined parameter. The method further includes determining the quality rating data as a function of a total number of MDAS utilizations, a corresponding coefficient for the corresponding utilization error category and a number of utilization errors in the corresponding error category.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide for a system than can help in using medical imaging systems in an improved way by at least one of reducing operating costs of the medical imaging systems or by improving image quality. This object is achieved by a medical imaging system management arrangement comprising one or more medical imaging systems configured to acquire medical imaging data, wherein the medical imaging systems have a current performance and/or an expected future performance. The medical imaging system management arrangement further comprises a central unit connected to the one or more medical imaging systems via a data link. The one or more medical imaging systems are configured to send performance data related to the current and/or the expected future performance to the central unit, wherein the central unit further comprises an analyzer configured to analyze the performance data and provide it to a user.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide for a system that can help in using medical imaging systems in an improved way by reducing operating costs of the medical imaging systems or by improving image quality. This object is achieved by a medical imaging system management arrangement comprising multiple medical imaging systems configured to acquire medical imaging data according to an imaging protocol. The medical imaging system management arrangement also comprises a central unit connected to the multiple medical imaging systems via a data link. The central unit comprises a database comprising imaging protocols, wherein the central unit is configured to distribute imaging protocols to the multiple medical imaging systems and wherein the remote medical imaging system management arrangement is configured such that adaptation of the imaging protocols is restricted or impossible at the locations of the multiple medical imaging systems.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for determining a quality rating data (QRD) of a medical data acquisition system (MDAS). The method and arrangement comprise of receiving first data, which includes utilization errors occurred during performing a data acquisition procedure (DAP), by a data acquisition component of the MDAS, on a patient to acquire medical data. The method and arrangement further comprise generating second data as a function of the first data. The second data is indicative of categories of the utilization errors, wherein at least one utilization error is assigned to a corresponding category based on a predetermined parameter. The method and arrangement further comprise determining the QRD as a function of a total number of MDAS utilizations, a predetermined coefficient for the corresponding error category and a number of utilization errors in the corresponding error category.

Abstract: The invention provides for medical instrument comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the instruction cause a processor controlling the instrument to: execute a magnetic resonance data processing application thereby providing a plug-in framework, execute a protocol definition interface to load a first selection of the plug-ins into the plug-in framework, acquire the magnetic resonance data by using the pulse sequence data to control the magnetic resonance imaging system; and reconstruct a magnetic resonance image from the magnetic resonance data using the first selection of the plug-ins.

Abstract: The invention provides for medical instrument comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the instruction cause a processor controlling the instrument to: execute a magnetic resonance data processing application thereby providing a plug-in framework, execute a protocol definition interface to load a first selection of the plug-ins into the plug-in framework, acquire the magnetic resonance data by using the pulse sequence data to control the magnetic resonance imaging system; and reconstruct a magnetic resonance image from the magnetic resonance data using the first selection of the plug-ins.

Abstract: The invention provides for medical instrument (800, 1000) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the instruction cause a processor controlling the instrument to: execute (900) a magnetic resonance data processing application (42, 852) thereby providing a plug-in framework, execute (902) a protocol definition interface to load a first selection (858) of the plug-ins into the plug-in framework, acquire (904) the magnetic resonance data by using the pulse sequence data to control the magnetic resonance imaging system; and reconstruct (906) a magnetic resonance image from the magnetic resonance data using the first selection of the plug-ins.

Abstract: The invention provides for medical instrument (800, 1000) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the instruction cause a processor controlling the instrument to: execute (900) a magnetic resonance data processing application (42, 852) thereby providing a plug-in framework, execute (902) a protocol definition interface to load a first selection (858) of the plug-ins into the plug-in framework, acquire (904) the magnetic resonance data by using the pulse sequence data to control the magnetic resonance imaging system; and reconstruct (906) a magnetic resonance image from the magnetic resonance data using the first selection of the plug-ins.

Abstract: A system and method for fault detection and recovery in a medical imaging system are provided. The method includes monitoring operations of a plurality of subsystems of the medical imaging system and determining if an error has occurred in a subsystem based on the monitoring. The method further includes identifying at least one component within the subsystem having the determined error and automatically restoring the at least one component in the identified subsystem having the determined error.

Abstract: A system and method for fault detection and recovery in a medical imaging system are provided. The method includes monitoring operations of a plurality of subsystems of the medical imaging system and determining if an error has occurred in a subsystem based on the monitoring. The method further includes identifying at least one component within the subsystem having the determined error and automatically restoring the at least one component in the identified subsystem having the determined error.

Abstract: A method for adding an image processing algorithm (18a) for execution by a compiled image processing computer program (41), without recompiling the image processing computer program, includes specifying image processing elements (13-17, 13a-17a) in an image processing chain (10, 10a), applying the image processing elements in a sequence or in parallel to one or more resulting images to be displayed, generating an image processing chain as a script capable of execution by a script interpreter (46) in the computer (36) which is arranged to receive raw image data (11, 11a), and relating the image processing chain (10a) to a clinical protocol (55), which is subsequently executed by the computer while running the compiled image processing computer program to process image data.