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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Michael Wels, Bamberg, DE;
Suha Ayman, Bengaluru, IN;
Max Schoebinger, Hirschaid, DE;
Thomas Allmendinger, Forchheim, DE;
Ernst Klotz, Uttenreuth, DE;
Bernhard Schmidt, Fuerth, DE;
SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method comprises: receiving a measurement data set, the measurement data set including energy resolved data based on a computed tomography scan of the patient; reconstructing a morphology preserving image data set based on a first photon-energy band or a first combination of photon-energy bands described by the measurement data set; segmenting a blood pool within a myocardium in the morphology preserving image data set; reconstructing a contrast agent map based on a second photon-energy band or a second combination of photon-energy bands described by the measurement data set; determining a reference value based on at least one pixel or voxel of the contrast agent map within the segmented blood pool; and determining a respective myocardial extracellular volume fraction depending on the reference value and a value given for at least one respective pixel or voxel outside the segmented blood pool by the contrast agent map.