Analyzing aortic valve calcification

    公开(公告)号:US10354389B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15510096

    申请日:2015-09-11

    摘要: A system and a method are provided for analyzing an image of an aortic valve structure to enable assessment of aortic valve calcifications. The system comprises an image interface for obtaining an image of an aortic valve structure, the aortic valve structure comprising aortic valve leaflets and an aortic bulbus. The system further comprises a segmentation subsystem for segmenting the aortic valve structure in the image to obtain a segmentation of the aortic valve structure. The system further comprises an identification subsystem for identifying a calcification on the aortic valve leaflets by analyzing the image of the aortic valve structure. The system further comprises an analysis subsystem configured for determining a centerline of the aortic bulbus by analyzing the segmentation of the aortic valve structure, and for projecting the calcification from the centerline of the aortic bulbus onto the aortic bulbus, thereby obtaining a projection indicating a location of the calcification as projected onto the aortic bulbus. The system further comprises an output unit for generating data representing the projection. Provided information on the accurate location of calcifications after a valve replacement may be advantageously used, for example, to effectively analyze the risk of paravalvular leakages of Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) interventions for assessing the suitability of a patient for TAVI procedure.

    Model-based segmentation of an anatomical structure

    公开(公告)号:US09953429B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US15101018

    申请日:2014-12-15

    摘要: A system and method is provided which obtains different medical images (210) showing an anatomical structure of a patient and having been acquired by different medical imaging modalities and/or different medical imaging protocols. The system is configured for fitting a first deformable model to the anatomical structure in the first medical image (220A), fitting a second deformable model to the anatomical structure in the second medical image (220B), mutually aligning the first fitted model and the second fitted model (230), and subsequently fusing the first fitted model and the second fitted model to obtain a fused model (240) by augmenting the first fitted model with a part of the second fitted model which is missing in the first fitted model; or adjusting or replacing a part of the first fitted model based on a corresponding part of the second fitted model having obtained a better fit. The fused model represents a multimodal/multi-protocol segmentation of the anatomical structure, and provides a user with a more comprehensive understanding of the anatomical structure than known models.

    IMAGING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT
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    发明申请
    IMAGING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT 有权
    用于成像对象的成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150016704A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-15

    申请号:US14374585

    申请日:2013-01-25

    IPC分类号: G06T7/60 G06T7/00

    摘要: The invention relates to an imaging apparatus for imaging an object. A geometric relation determination unit (10) determines a geometric relation between first and second images of the object, wherein a marker determination unit (14) determines corresponding marker locations in the first and second images and marker appearances based on the geometric relation such that the marker appearances of a first marker to be located at a first location in the first image and of a second marker to be located at a second corresponding location in the second image are indicative of the geometric relation. The images with the markers at the respective corresponding locations are shown on a display unit (16). Since the marker appearances are indicative of the geometric relation between the images, a comparative reviewing of the images can be facilitated, in particular, if they correspond to different viewing geometries.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于对物体成像的成像装置。 几何关系确定单元(10)确定对象的第一图像和第二图像之间的几何关系,其中标记确定单元(14)基于几何关系确定第一图像和第二图像中的相应标记位置和标记外观, 要位于第一图像中的第一位置处的第一标记的标记外观和要位于第二图像中的第二对应位置处的第二标记的指示符表示几何关系。 具有各自对应位置处的标记的图像被显示在显示单元(16)上。 由于标记出现表示图像之间的几何关系,因此可以方便地对图像进行比较检查,特别是如果它们对应于不同的观看几何形状。

    Imaging view steering using model-based segmentation

    公开(公告)号:US11540718B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US15103053

    申请日:2014-12-05

    摘要: An imaging steering apparatus includes sensors and an imaging processor configured for: acquiring, via multiple ones of the sensors and from a current position (322), and current orientation (324), an image of an object of interest; based on a model, segmenting the acquired image; and determining, based on a result of the segmenting, a target position (318), and target orientation (320), with the target position and/or target orientation differing correspondingly from the current position and/or current orientation. An electronic steering parameter effective toward improving the current field of view may be computed, and a user may be provided instructional feedback (144) in navigating an imaging probe toward the improving. A robot can be configured for, automatically and without need for user intervention, imparting force (142) to the probe to move it responsive to the determination.