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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Julien Senegas, Hamburg, DE;
Sascha Krueger, Hamburg, DE;
Daniel Wirtz, Hamburg, DE;
Christian Stehning, Hamburg, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides for a medical apparatus () comprising an optical imaging system () configured for acquiring a series of optical images () descriptive of cardiac motion of a subject (). The medical apparatus further comprises a memory () for storing machine executable instructions (). The medical apparatus further comprises a processor () for controlling the medical apparatus. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to repeatedly: acquire () a series of images using the optical imaging system, wherein the series of images are acquired at a rate of at least 10 frames per second; and derive () a cardiac motion signal () from the series of images, wherein the cardiac motion signal is derived by tracking motion of at least a group of pixels within the series of images.