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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Jean Lienard, Igny, FR;
Daniel Gannat, Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
Julien Leger, Paris, FR;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A process and radiography device for aiding vascular navigation suitable for an area of interest wherein a series of successive images Iof the region of interest is acquired by a image recording. From the series of images Ithus acquired a determination is made of a first mask presenting background structures and blood vessels of the region of interest, and a second mask presenting the only background structures. An image Iis acquired exhibiting at least one instrument introduced into one of the vessels of the region of interest. An image Iis determined for visualizing by combination of the first and second masks and the image. The image to be visualized thus determined is displayed.