Method and apparatus for interactive 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy
US8007437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of performing 4-dimensional virtual endoscopy includes acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient's heart from an imaging device; acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of the heart; and utilizing the electrocardiographic signal to gate the images for deriving respective 3-dimensional views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of the corresponding cardiac cycles.
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