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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Haase, Hamburg, DE;
Michael Grass, Buchholz in der Nordheide, NL;
Bram Antonius Philomena Van Rens, Utrecht, NL;
Roland Wilhelmus Maria Bullens, Mierlo, NL;
Peter Maria Johannes Rongen, Eindhoven, NL;
Arjen Van Der Horst, Tilburg, NL;
Raoul Florent, Ville D'Avray, FR;
Romane Isabelle Marie-Bernard Gauriau, Paris, FR;
Javier Olivan Bescos, Eindhoven, NL;
Holger Schmitt, Luetjensee, DE;
Vincent Maurice André Auvray, Meudon, FR;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a functional index for stenosis assessment of a vessel is provided. The apparatus comprises an input interface () and a processing unit (). The input interface is configured to obtain image data () representing a two-dimensional representation of a vessel (). The processing unit () is configured to determine a course of the vessel () and a width (w, w) of the vessel along its course in the image data and is further configured to determine the functional index for stenosis assessment of the vessel based on the width of the vessel in the image data.