Methods and systems for physiologic structure and event marking
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsAndreas Heimdal, Kjetil Viggen
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Abstract
A medical imaging system includes image acquisition circuitry, a memory, and a processor coupled to the image acquisition circuitry and memory. The processor executes a physiologic marker program out of the memory. The marker program obtains physiologic marker definitions for events shown in a first dataset image, determines physiologic markers associated with the marker definitions, and superimposes the physiologic markers on a second dataset image that does not necessarily show the event.
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A medical imaging system comprising:
- image acquisition circuitry;
- a display;
- a memory;
- an input for positioning a point-caliper on the display;
- a processor coupled to the image acquisition circuitry, the display, the input and the memory;
- and
- a physiologic marker program stored in the memory for execution by the processor, the physiologic marker program configured to obtain from a position of the point-caliper on a first dataset image a physiologic marker definition for an event, determine a physiologic marker associated with the marker definition, and superimpose the physiologic marker on a second dataset;
- and wherein the event is one of a heart valve opening, a heart valve closing, or a time offset from one of a heart valve opening or a heart valve closing.
A method for medical imaging, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a point-caliper on a first dataset image;
- obtaining from the first dataset image a physiologic marker definition for an event, the marker definition being based at least in part on the point-caliper;
- determining a physiologic marker associated with the marker definition;
- and
- superimposing the physiologic marker on a second dataset image on a display;
- and wherein the event is one of a heart valve opening, a heart valve closing, or a time offset from one of a heart valve opening or a heart valve closing.
A machine readable medium storing instructions that cause an imaging system that obtains images of a region of interest to perform a method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a point-caliper on a first dataset image;
- obtaining from the first dataset image a physiologic marker definition for an event, the marker definition being based at least in part on the point-caliper;
- determining a physiologic marker associated with the marker definition;
- and
- superimposing the physiologic marker on a second dataset image on a display;
- and wherein the event is one of a heart valve opening, a heart valve closing, or a time offset from one of a heart valve opening or a heart valve closing.
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