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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Sigrid Ferschel, Uttenreuth, DE;
Stefan Lautenschläger, Hausen, DE;
Inventors:
Sigrid Ferschel, Uttenreuth, DE;
Stefan Lautenschläger, Hausen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10072 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a system for determining properties of a vessel in a medical image are provided. The method involves displaying the medical image including the vessel. The displayed vessel is segmented and indicated in the medical image. For an indicated vessel, a maximum curvature along a length of the vessel is determined as the property of the vessel. Another vessel parameter which can be determined is the smallest diameter along the length of the vessel.