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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Marcel Johannes Quist, Eindhoven, NL;
Marcel Johannes Quist, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A CT imaging apparatus () for providing a 2D representation of 3D image data representing a pulmonary vessel tree of a patient is disclosed. The apparatus comprises X-ray sources () and detectors () arranged in pairs for generating 3D image data representing a plurality of positions along lumen branches of the vessel tree and for receiving 3D image data representing at least one anatomical property at each of the locations. A processor () processes the 3D image data to provide 2D image data displayed on a display device () such that each lumen branch is represented by a line, and the color of each portion of a line representing one of the positions varies in dependence upon the anatomical property being measured.