Methods and systems for transforming luminal images
US9292918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides methods and systems for correcting translational distortion in a medical image of a lumen of a biological structure. The method facilitates vessel visualization in intravascular images (e.g. IVUS, OCT) used to evaluate the cardiovascular health of a patient. Using the methods and systems described herein it is simpler for a provider to evaluate vascular imaging data, which is typically distorted due to cardiac vessel-catheter motion while the image was acquired.
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