Method and Apparatus for User Guidance for the Choice of a Two-Dimensional Angiographic Projection

A system for providing guidance for selection of projections perspectives to utilize to obtain complementary combinations of projection images of an object, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:
• a) provide a bi-dimensional first image of the object which has been obtained from a first perspective;
• b) determine at least one parameter corresponding to each given candidate perspective belonging to a plurality of different candidate perspectives, wherein the at least one parameter corresponding to a given candidate perspective is indicative of a degree to which the given candidate perspective complements the first perspective;
• c) determine at least one weighting parameter;
• d) determine a map of values associated with the plurality of different candidate perspectives relative to the first perspective, wherein the value associated with a given candidate perspective is determined from the at least parameter corresponding to the given candidate perspective of b) and at least one weighting parameter of c);
• and
• e) display or evaluate the map of d) to select at least one candidate perspective to utilize to obtain a combination of complementary projection images.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to at least:

• a) provide a bi-dimensional first image of the object which has been obtained from a first perspective;
• b) determine at least one parameter corresponding to each given candidate perspective belonging to a plurality of different candidate perspectives, wherein the at least one parameter corresponding to a given candidate perspective is indicative of a degree to which the given candidate perspective complements the first perspective;
• c) determine at least one weighting parameter;
• d) determine a map of values associated with the plurality of different candidate perspectives relative to the first perspective, wherein the value associated with a given candidate perspective is determined from the at least parameter corresponding to the given candidate perspective of b) and at least one weighting parameter of c);
• and
• e) display or evaluate the map of d) to select at least one candidate perspective to utilize to acquire or obtain a combination of complementary projection images.