Automatic enhancement of an image stream of a moving organ and displaying as a movie
US9855384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for imaging a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes motion. A plurality of image frames of the portion are acquired. A stream of image frames is generated in which a vicinity of a given feature of the image frames is enhanced, by (a) automatically identifying the given feature in each of the image frames, (b) aligning the given feature in two or more of the image frames, (c) averaging sets of two or more of the aligned frames to generate a plurality of averaged image frames, and (d) displaying as a stream of image frames the plurality of averaged image frames. Other embodiments are also described.
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