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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Mordechay Pinchas Freiman, Zichron-Yaakov, IL;
Liran Goshen, Pardeds-Hanna, IL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to image processing devices and related methods. The image processing device () comprises a data input () for receiving spectral computed tomography volumetric image data organized in voxels. The image data comprises a contrast-enhanced volumetric image of a cardiac region in a subject's body and a baseline volumetric image of that cardiac region, e.g. a virtual non-contrast image, wherein the contrast-enhanced volumetric image conveys anatomical information regarding coronary artery anatomy of the subject. The device comprises a flow simulator () for generating, or receiving as input, a three-dimensional coronary tree model based on the volumetric image data and for simulating a coronary flow based on the three-dimensional coronary tree model. The device comprises a perfusion synthesis unit () for generating a perfusion image representative of a blood distribution in tissue at at least one instant in time taking at least the baseline volumetric image and said coronary flow simulation into account.