Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses, methods, and storage mediums for lumen and artifacts detection in one or more images, such as in optical coherence tomography images
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Application No.: US16414222Application Date: 2019-05-16
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Publication No.: US11382516B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Bin Wu , Tzu-Yu Wu
- Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
- Applicant Address: US NY Melville
- Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
- Current Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Melville
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. I.P. Division
- Main IPC: G06T7/13
- IPC: G06T7/13 ; G06T5/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B8/12 ; A61B8/08 ; G06T11/00 ; G06T5/20

Abstract:
One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for performing optical coherence tomography (OCT) while detecting one or more lumen edges and/or one or more artifacts are provided. Examples of applications include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, for Gastro-intestinal, cardio and/or ophthalmic applications, and being obtained via one or more optical instruments, such as, but not limited to, optical probes, catheters, capsules and needles (e.g., a biopsy needle). Preferably, the OCT devices, systems methods and storage mediums include or involve a method, such as, but not limited to, for removing the detected one or more artifacts from the image(s).
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