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Methods for visualizing heart scar tissue

US9990716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Peter Mountney · London, GB
Sabrina Reiml · Oberviechtach, DE
Daniel Toth · Teddington, GB
Alexander Brost · Erlangen, DE
Maria Panayiotou · London, GB
Kawal Rhode · Croydon, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2017
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2210/41
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for visualization of scar tissue in medical imaging data of a heart, medical imaging data representing a heart myocardium and scar tissue within the heart myocardium are obtained and provided to a computer. The computer deviates the thickness of the myocardium into a number of layers and calculates the presence and distribution of scar tissue within each of the layers. The scar tissue is shown in a visualization of the myocardium; and a user is provided with controls to allow the user to select which of the layers of scar tissue is visualised.

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