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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Cathworks Ltd, Kfar Saba, IL;
Ifat Lavi, Moshav Mishmeret, IL;
Ran Kornowski, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Idit Avrahami, Rosh HaAyin, IL;
Nessi Benishti, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Guy Lavi, Moshav Mishmeret, IL;
Cathworks Ltd, Kfar Saba, IL;
Abstract
A vascular assessment apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to receive medical images of a coronary vessel tree of a subject from a medical imaging device and analyze the medical images to identify vessel segments within the coronary vessel tree. For each identified vessel segment, the apparatus is configured to analyze portions of the segment to determine at least one of a radius, diameter, or cross-sectional area of the vessel segment at the analyzed portions, determine resistances for the analyzed portions of the vessel segment based the radius, diameter, or the cross-sectional area at the analyzed portions, and combine the determined resistances for the analyzed portions of the vessel segment to determine a total resistance of the identified vessel segment. The example apparatus is also configured to determine flow rates at each identified vessel segment and calculate an index indicative of vascular function based on the determined flow rates.