System and Method for Exposure Control and Imaging Technique Optimization Employing a Preshot X-Ray Image

According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a system and method for determining the location of one or more regions of interest (ROIs) within one or more preshot images taken of an anatomy includes the steps of providing an imaging system having a radiation source, a detector, and a camera aligned with the detector. A control processing unit is operably connected to the radiation source, the detector and the camera to generate preshot images and a camera image(s) of the subject. The camera image and preshot images are employed to determine the location of one or more regions of interest (ROIs) within the preshot images, such that exposure parameters for the operation of the radiation source to obtain one or more main shots of the subject can be adjusted corresponding to the image data for the ROI from the one or more preshot images.