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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
May. 03, 2005
Thomas O'donnell, New York, NY (US);
James P. Williams, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Thomas O'Donnell, New York, NY (US);
James P. Williams, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for patient-specific coronary territory mapping are provided, the system including an adapter unit for receiving three-dimensional ('3D') image data, a modeling unit in signal communication with the adapter unit for fitting a geometric model to the received data and segmenting coronary vessels from the received data, and a mapping unit in signal communication with the modeling unit for mapping the segmented vessels to the surface of the model; and the method including receiving 3D image data, fitting a geometric model to the received data, segmenting coronary vessels from the received data, and mapping the segmented vessels to the surface of the model.