Method of, and apparatus for, processing volumetric image data
US9974442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30172
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for processing volumetric image data to identify vessel regions having a predetermined condition, comprises a measurement unit for measuring at least one vessel parameter, a reference identification unit for obtaining data representing a branch-free vessel and identifying at least one reference section of the branch-free vessel, a calculation unit for calculating an expected value of the parameter in a further section of the branch-free vessel based on at least one measured value of the parameter in the at least one reference section, and a region identification unit for identifying a region of the vessel having the predetermined condition in dependence on both the expected value of the parameter in the further section and a measured value of the parameter in the further section.
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