System for detecting catheterization devices
US8457374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/034
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A medical image data processing system automatically identifies a catheterization device including marker objects for use in identifying the catheterization device in a medical image for Angiography or another medical procedure. The system includes an image data processor that automatically identifies non-marker objects in a medical image by comparing image data representing individual non-marker objects with image data representing a template non-marker object. The processor automatically identifies catheterization device marker objects by comparing image data representing individual candidate marker objects with image data representing a template marker object and by processing image representative data to provide processed image data excluding image data representing non-marker objects. A user interface generates data representing a display image indicating identified marker objects and an associated catheterization device using the processed image data for presentation to a user.
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