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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Shiying Wang, Melrose, MA (US);
Thanasis Loupas, Kirkland, MA (US);
Jeffry Earl Powers, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Claudia Errico, Cambridge, MA (US);
William Tao Shi, Wakefield, MA (US);
Paul Sheeran, Woodinville, WA (US);
Charles Tremblay-Darveau, Seattle, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Systems and methods for generating adaptive contrast accumulation imaging images are disclosed. A point spread function thinning/skeletonization technique may be performed on contrast enhanced image frames. An aggressiveness parameter of the technique may be adapted temporally and/or spatially. The aggressiveness parameter may be adapted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, time since injection of the contrast agent, signal intensity, and/or vessel size. The images may be temporally accumulated to generate a final sequence of adaptive contrast accumulation imaging images.