Image processing unit and method of associating stored images with current images
US7454043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/541
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to the association of a current (X-ray image) image of a body volume with one of several stored previous images, the ECG and the respiratory cycle being determined each time together with the images. Using this data, that one of the previous images is chosen which is closest to the current image in respect of cardiac rhythm and respiratory cycle. The resultant association yields a very high accuracy enabling superposed reproduction of the current image and the associated previous image.
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