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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Eric Pichon, Paris, FR;
Stephen Solomon, New York, NY (US);
George Getrajdman, New York, NY (US);
Michel Grimaud, Montrouge, FR;
Yves Trousset, Palaiseau, FR;
Eric Pichon, Paris, FR;
Stephen Solomon, New York, NY (US);
George Getrajdman, New York, NY (US);
Michel Grimaud, Montrouge, FR;
Yves Trousset, Palaiseau, FR;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method to process an acquired image to differentiate a portion of subject anatomy to protect relative to a portion of anatomy to receive treatment is provided. The system includes a controller with program instructions to perform the steps of receiving an instruction to indicate a zone interest of the imaged anatomy to protect associated with treatment of the subject anatomy; calculating a first set of image elements associated with a first circulatory network in communication to supply a first zone of interest to treat and not in communication to supply a second zone of interest to protect; calculating a second set of image elements of the acquired image associated with a second circulatory network in communication to supply the second zone of interest to protect; and creating a display that differentiates the second set of image elements from a remainder of the acquired image.