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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Thomas Flohr, Uehlfeld, DE;
Bernhard Krauss, Burgthann, DE;
Bernhard Schmidt, Fuerth, DE;
Martin Sedlmair, Zirndorf, DE;
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a local tissue function of tissue in a body region of interest of an examination object is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes segmentation of an outer contour of the tissue using at least one medical image recording representing the body region of interest of the examination object comprising the tissue; subdivision of the segmented tissue into at least two tissue regions; and ascertaining a function parameter relating to the tissue function for each of the at least two tissue regions. Embodiments also relate to a corresponding computing unit for determining a tissue function of tissue, a corresponding medical imaging system, a computer program and a computer-readable data carrier.