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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Marja Pauliina Margolis, Coral Gables, FL (US);
D. Geoffrey Vince, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Anuja Nair, Copley, OH (US);
Vincent J. Burgess, San Diego, CA (US);
Marja Pauliina Margolis, Coral Gables, FL (US);
D. Geoffrey Vince, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Anuja Nair, Copley, OH (US);
Vincent J. Burgess, San Diego, CA (US);
Volcano Corporation, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for automatically classifying plaque lesions. A plaque classification application applies a plaque classification criterion to at least one graphical image, comprising a map of spectrally-analyzed characterized tissue of a vessel cross-section, to render an overall plaque classification for the slice or set of slices, covering a 3D volume. The plaque classification is based upon the amount and location of each characterized tissue type (e.g., necrotic core—NC). In an exemplary embodiment the set of potential plaque classifications, not to be confused with characterized tissue types—from which the plaque classifications are derived—include, for example: adaptive intimal thickening (AIT), pathological intimal thickening (PIT), fibroatheroma (FA), thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), and fibro-calcific (FC).