Region-of-interest digital subtraction angiography
US4559557A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4035
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In digital subtraction angiography a low X-ray energy temporal subtraction image is displayed on a video monitor. Regions in the temporal image frame that contain motion artifacts are outlined by using a cursor. The coordinates of the pixels in the defined outlined region are stored in a processor memory. The data for a related hybrid subtraction image are developed and stored. The processor then effects substitution of the hybrid subtraction image pixels, that fall within the same defined region, into the temporal subtraction image. The combined image data are transferred to a display controller memory which controls display of the combined image on a monitor. A method and means are provided for automatically determining the optimum value of the weighting coefficient applied to the high energy temporal subtraction image that results in the most complete cancellation of everything in the two images except the contrast medium filled blood vessel when the high and low energy temporal images are subtracted. A method and means are provided for altering the gain and offset of the hybrid image data in such manner as to match the hybrid image contrast and brightness with that of the tempo…
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