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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2024
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohtaroh Kusu, Ebina Kanagawa, JP;
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical imaging apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image of a vessel includes a catheter including a probe and insertable into the vessel, the catheter being configured to generate cross-sectional images of the vessel from ultrasonic signals emitted from the probe and received by the probe, and a processor configured to: control the catheter to emit the signals and acquire a series of cross-sectional images of the vessel therefrom, calculate a series of feature values of the vessel corresponding to the series of cross-sectional images, determine local maximums of variations in the series of feature values, select two or more of the cross-sectional images corresponding to the local maximums, and generate a three-dimensional image of the vessel using the selected images.
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