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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Michael Wels, Bamberg, DE;
Peng Wang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Terrence Chen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Simone Prummer, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Dorin Comaniciu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Michael Wels, Bamberg, DE;
Peng Wang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Terrence Chen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Simone Prummer, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Dorin Comaniciu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and system for detecting a guiding catheter in a 2D fluoroscopic image is disclosed. A plurality of guiding catheter centerline segment candidates are detected in the fluoroscopic image. A guiding catheter centerline connecting an input guiding catheter centerline ending point in the fluoroscopic image with an image margin of the fluoroscopic image is detected based on the plurality of guiding catheter centerline segment candidates.