Diagnostically useful results in real time
US11728037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2211/404
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for vascular assessment are disclosed. The apparatus, in some embodiments, receives a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processes the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature. The stenotic model has measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The apparatus, in some embodiments, determines a flow characteristic of the stenotic model and calculates an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model.
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