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Methods and apparatus to assist and facilitate vessel analysis

US6711231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateDec 10, 2001
Grant dateMar 23, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/41
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for analyzing a tubular structure in a patient includes receiving a cursor first position within a displayed tubular structure representative of the tubular structure in the patient, determining a path inside the tubular structure based only on the received cursor first position, and moving a cursor along the path by a pre-determined distance in a pre-determined direction to a cursor second position.

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