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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Victor Petrovich Ostroverkhov, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Alberto Santamaria-Pang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Dmitry V. Dylov, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ali Can, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Siavash Yazdanfar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in one embodiment includes acquiring optical image information with a detection unit configured to be operably coupled to a patient. The optical image information corresponds to microcirculation of the patient. The method also includes generating a microcirculation map of microvasculature of the patient using the optical image information. Further, the method includes generating a quantitative microcirculation index based on the microcirculation map, the quantitative microcirculation index corresponding to a condition of the patient.