Locating intravascular images
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorsJeremy Stigall, Maritess Minas
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Abstract
The invention includes imaging catheters having image collectors co-located with radiopaque labels, methods of using the imaging catheters, and systems for locating the position of intravascular images within the body. In some instances, an angiogram is used to determine the precise location of the co-located radiopaque labels, and thus, the position of the intravascular image.
Claims19
An imaging catheter comprising a radiopaque label co-located with the image collector.
A method of locating the position of an intravascular image in a subject, comprising:
- inserting an intravascular imaging catheter comprising a radiopaque label co-located with an image collector into a subject;
- imaging a portion of the vasculature of the subject using the image collector;
- imaging the subject to determine the location of the radiopaque label co-located with an image collector;
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- locating the position of the intravascular image, based upon the position of the radiopaque label.
A system for locating the position of an intravascular image in a subject, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a computer readable storage medium having instructions that when executed cause the processor to:
- receive imaging data of vasculature of a subject collected with an image collector co-located with a radiopaque label;
- receive an image of the subject including the radiopaque label;
- output an image of the subject showing the location of the image collector;
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- output an image of the vasculature of a subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.