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US 9,070,205 B2Granted
Combined device-and-anatomy boosting
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorRaoul Florent
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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorRaoul Florent
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Visualization of an object of interest, such as anatomy like a vessel segment or a stenosis, together with a device, such as balloon/stent markers or a wire tip, inside the object of interest may be accomplished by device detection and anatomy boosting so as to enhance both the device and surrounding anatomy within a registered anatomy referential. A displayed image is a combination of image information of the device and boosted image information of the object of interest. A processor performs the following steps: detecting and segmenting the device on the basis of image information provided by the image formation unit; either wiping out or attenuating the image information of the device; detecting the object of interest on the basis of the provided image information; boosting the image information of the object of interest; and reinserting the image information of the device.
An apparatus for visualization of an object of interest together with a device disposed inside the object of interest, the apparatus comprising:
A method for visualization of an object of interest together with a device inside the object of interest, the method comprising the steps of:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program for visualization of an object of interest together with a device inside the object of interest, said program having instructions executable by a processor for performing a plurality of acts, among said plurality there being the acts of:
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