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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;

Inventor:

Michael Manhart, Fürth, DE;

Assignee:

Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2011.01); A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2013.01); A61B 6/504 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20224 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure provides solutions for reducing exposure to radiation in digital subtraction angiography. For this, a method for generating a virtual mask image is proposed. A plurality of images of an object is captured by an angiography apparatus. For at least some of all pixel positions, an extreme pixel value of the pixels of the plurality of images in the respective pixel position is respectively ascertained. The virtual mask image is created from the extreme pixel values at the respective pixel positions.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Manhart, Michael. (2026). Method for generating a virtual mask image and angiography apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12541905). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12541905

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