Plaque vulnerability assessment in medical imaging

US10478130B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Puneet Sharma · Rahway, US
• Dorin Comaniciu · Princeton Junction, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/032
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Rather than rely on variation from physician to physician and limited imaging information for assessing plaque vulnerability of a patient, medical imaging and other information are used by a machine-implemented classifier to predict plaque rupture. Anatomical, morphological, hemodynamic, and biochemical features are used in combination to classify plaque.