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Method for automatic detection of a contrast agent inflow in a blood vessel of a patient with a CT system and CT system for carrying out this method

US8825139B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Dominik Bernhardt · Eschborn, DE
Ute Feuerlein · Erlangen, DE
Stefan Groβkopf · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Michael Scheuering · Koblenzer Straße, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2011
Grant date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/482
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for automatic detection of a contrast agent inflow in a blood vessel of a patient with a CT system, and CT system for carrying out this method, are disclosed. At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a method which determines the position of at least one blood vessel in section image representations in a CT examination without external intervention with the aid of an active shape or active appearance model, measures the inflow of contrast agent in this region in a targeted way and automatically initiates at least one action in the event of inflowing contrast agent.

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