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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Sarang Lakare, Maharashtra, IN;
Dinesh Mysore Siddu, Bangalore, IN;
Sarang Lakare, Maharashtra, IN;
Dinesh Mysore Siddu, Bangalore, IN;
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Siemens Information Systems, Ltd., Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
A method for automatically detecting pulmonary embolism (PE) candidates within medical image data using an image processing device includes administering radiocontrast into a patient. A sequence of computed tomography (CT) images is acquired. A level of radiocontrast at a pulmonary artery trunk of the patient is determined. One or more PE candidates are detected within a pulmonary artery tree of the patient based on the determined level of radiocontrast at the pulmonary artery trunk. The one or more detected PE candidates are displayed.