Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1996-12-19
1998-08-25
Jaworski, Francis
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128654, 12866202, 382128, A61B 500, A61B 800
Patent
active
057973962
ABSTRACT:
A method for quantitatively analyzing digital images of approximately elliptical body organs, and in particular, echocardiographic images. In a first preferred embodiment, the invention automatically determines the center-point of an elliptical organ and a search region for border discrimination by finding the maximum value produced by a series of circular arc filters applied to the image data. In a second preferred embodiment, a pair of elliptical arc filters are used to make a first approximation of the positions of the right and left epicardium so that matched elliptical filters can be used to estimate the anterior epicardial position. The estimated position of the anterior epicardial, together with the posterior epicardial position, determines the center-point of the left ventricle. The positions of the organ borders are then approximated by generating amplitude distributions along each of a number of circular segments based on the center-point. The approximated borders are then compared on a best-fit basis to a set of paired elliptical arcs used to model the borders. The image may then be displayed with the modeled border superimposed on the image. A method of automated video densitometry is also disclosed whereby a sequence of end diastolic images are obtained before and after injection of a contrast agent.
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Geiser Edward A.
Wilson David C.
Jaworski Francis
University of Florida Research Foundation
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