System and method for estimating arterial pulse wave velocity
US10438355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30104
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining an arterial pulse wave velocity representative of a health condition of a blood vessel includes receiving an image data set comprising a plurality of images of a subject, from an imaging modality. The method also involves determining a blood vessel region in an image from the plurality of images. The method further includes determining a plurality of cross-sectional area values of a blood vessel at a plurality of locations in the blood vessel region, corresponding to a plurality of phases of a cardiac cycle of the subject and determining a plurality of flow rate values of blood flowing in the blood vessel corresponding to the plurality of cross-sectional area values. The method also includes determining a hemodynamic model based on the plurality of cross-sectional area values and the plurality of blood flow rate values and determining the arterial pulse wave velocity based on the hemodynamic model.
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