Methods for stent strut detection and related measurement and display using optical coherence tomography
US8478387B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention relates to a processor based method for generating positional and other information relating to a stent in the lumen of a vessel using a computer. The method includes the steps of generating an optical coherence image data set in response to an OCT scan of a sample containing at least one stent; and identifying at least one one-dimensional local cue in the image data set relating to the position of the stent.
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