Process and device for vascular navigation

Details Process and device for vascular navigation Process and device for vascular navigation

2008-03-11

2008-03-11

Mehta, Bhavesh M. (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Biomedical applications

C128S922000, C378S004000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10742340

ABSTRACT:
A process and radiography device for aiding vascular navigation suitable for an area of interest wherein a series of successive images Inof the region of interest is acquired by a image recording. From the series of images Inthus acquired a determination is made of a first mask presenting background structures and blood vessels of the region of interest, and a second mask presenting the only background structures. An image ILis acquired exhibiting at least one instrument introduced into one of the vessels of the region of interest. An image Ivis determined for visualizing by combination of the first and second masks and the image. The image to be visualized thus determined is displayed.

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