Imaging methods and apparatus particularly useful for two and three-dimensional angiography
US6754522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/504
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for angiographically imaging a portion of a patient's vascular system, by:(a) producing a first sequence of masking images of the portion of the patient's vascular system;(b) determining the masking image in the sequence having a minimum change over its immediately preceding masking image in the sequence;(c) injecting a contrast material into the patient's vascular system;(d) producing a corresponding sequence of contrast images of the portion of the patient's vascular system while containing the contrast material and(e) subtracting from each contrast image of the sequence the corresponding masking image in the sequence starting with the minimum change masking image, to thereby produce a difference image having an enhanced contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR).
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