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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Rafael Brada, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Michael Zarkh, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Inventors:
Rafael Brada, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Michael Zarkh, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Assignee:
Paieon Inc., , NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/503 (2013.01); A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 6/504 (2013.01); A61B 6/486 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for detecting and analyzing heart mechanical activity at a region of interest of a patient's heart are provided. The method comprises acquiring a time sequence of 2-dimensional X-ray images of a region of interest over at least part of a cardiac cycle; detecting coronary vessels in the X-ray images; tracking the coronary vessels through the sequence of images to identify movements of the coronary vessels; and analyzing the movements of the coronary vessels to quantify at least one parameter characterizing heart wall motion in the region of interest.