MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611010235 A) filed by Mangalayatan University; and Mr. Naresh Kumar, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, on Jan. 31, for 'an intelligent dual-energy computed tomography protocol selection system for optimized use of virtual non-contrast imaging.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Naresh Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an intelligent dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) protocol selection system (100) integrated with a DECT scanner (10) for optimizing the use of virtual non-contrast (VNC) imaging. The system (100) comprises an input data module (1), a dual-energy acquisition interface module (2), an artificial intelligence decision engine (3), an image quality evaluation module (4), a protocol optimization module (5), and optionally a user output module (6), a learning and feedback module (7), and a radiation dose reduction mechanism (8). The AI decision engine (3) processes patient-specific parameters, clinical indication, anatomical region of interest, and DECT-derived parameters to predict diagnostic adequacy of VNC as a substitute for true non-contrast (TNC) imaging, and automatically recommends whether TNC may be omitted, along with optimized energy spectra and reconstruction parameters. The invention reduces radiation exposure and examination time while improving workflow standardization and maintaining diagnostic confidence across diverse DECT platforms."
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