Automatic quantitative vessel analysis
AssigneeSync-Rx, Ltd.
InventorsAlexander Steinberg, Sagiv Philipp, David Tolkowsky, Ran Cohen, Eldad Klaiman, Jacob Blank
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with an image of blood vessels of a subject. In response to a user designating a single point on the image (a) a target portion of a blood vessel is automatically identified in the vicinity of the designated point, and (b) quantitative vessel analysis is performed on the target portion of the blood vessel. An output is generated based upon the quantitative vessel analysis. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims27
1-67. (canceled)
A method for use with an image of blood vessels of a subject, comprising:
- in response to a user designating a single point on the image:
- automatically identifying a target portion of a blood vessel in a vicinity of the designated point;
- performing quantitative vessel analysis on the target portion of the blood vessel;
- and
- generating an output based upon the quantitative vessel analysis.
72-74. (canceled)
76-78. (canceled)
Apparatus, comprising:
- a display configured to display an image of blood vessels of a subject;
- an input device;
- and
- at least one processor, comprising:
- target-identification functionality configured, in response to a user designating a single point on the image, using the input device, to automatically identify a target portion of a blood vessel in a vicinity of the designated point;
- quantitative-vessel-analysis functionality configured to perform quantitative vessel analysis on the target portion of the blood vessel;
- and
- display-driving functionality configured to drive the display to display an output in response to the quantitative vessel analysis.
85-87. (canceled)
89-91. (canceled)
A method for use with an image of blood vessels of a subject, comprising:
- in response to a user designating a single point on the image:
- automatically identifying a portion of a blood vessel in a vicinity of the designated point that corresponds to a lesion, by:
- automatically determining a location of edge lines of the blood vessel, and
- automatically determining longitudinal locations along the blood vessel that correspond to ends of the lesion;
- and
- generating an output in response to the identification of the portion that corresponds to the lesion.
Apparatus, comprising:
- a display configured to display an image of blood vessels of a subject;
- an input device;
- and
- at least one processor, comprising:
- lesion-identification functionality configured, in response to a user designating a single point on the image, using the input device, to identify a portion of a blood vessel in a vicinity of the designated point that corresponds to a lesion, by:
- automatically determining a location of edge lines of the blood vessel, and
- automatically determining longitudinal locations along the blood vessel that correspond to ends of the lesion;
- and
- display-driving functionality configured to drive the display to display an output in response to the identification of the portion that corresponds to the lesion.
A method for use with an image of blood vessels of a subject, comprising:
- in response to a user designating a first longitudinal location of a blood vessel, and subsequently designating a plurality of additional longitudinal locations of the blood vessel,
- automatically determining a parameter of the blood vessel at each of the additional locations selected from the group consisting of:
- a diameter of the blood vessel associated with the additional location,
- a level of occlusion of the blood vessel associated with the additional location, and
- a longitudinal distance along the blood vessel associated with the additional location;
- and
- generating an output in response to the determined parameter at each of the locations.
99-104. (canceled)
Apparatus, comprising:
- a display configured to display an image of blood vessels of a subject;
- an input device;
- and
- at least one processor, comprising:
- parameter-determination functionality configured, in response to a user designating a first longitudinal location of a blood vessel, and subsequently designating a plurality of additional longitudinal locations of the blood vessel, to automatically determine a parameter of the blood vessel at each of the additional locations, the parameter selected from the group consisting of:
- a diameter of the blood vessel associated with the additional location,
- a level of occlusion of the blood vessel associated with the additional location, and
- a longitudinal distance along the blood vessel associated with the additional location;
- and
- display-driving functionality configured to drive the display to display an output in response to the determined parameter.
106-252. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.