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Method of processing fluoroscopy images

US10813611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Daniel Toth · Teddington, GB
Peter Mountney · London, GB
Tanja Kurzendorfer · Trautmannshofen, DE
Christopher A. Rinaldi · London, GB
Kawal Rhode · Croydon, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2019
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V2201/031
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of extracting mechanical activation of the left ventricle from a sequence of contrasted X-ray fluoroscopy images is provided. The method includes: processing the image sequence to perform segmentation of the coronary veins; annotating branches of the segmented coronary veins; tracking the positions of the annotations throughout the fluoroscopy image sequence; computing the principle components of the motion of the annotations from the tracked positions; projecting the motion of the annotations to the axis corresponding to a first principle component; and analyzing the resulting motion curves to identify a latest activating region of the left ventricle.

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