Methods and apparatus for non-uniform temporal cardiac imaging
US6393091B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/541
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for imaging a heart of a patient utilizing a CT imaging system includes steps of assigning a scanning priority to phases of a representative cardiac cycle of the patient's heart, selecting phases of the cardiac cycle for scanning in accordance with the assigned scanning priority, and obtaining image slices of the patient's heart corresponding the selected phases of the cardiac cycle. The method can be performed by a CT imaging system including an EKG machine to record EKG data.
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