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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Daniel J. Blezek, Mantorville, MN (US);
Bradley J. Erickson, Rochester, MN (US);
Peter J. Schommer, Rochester, MN (US);
David R. Limpert, Rochester, MN (US);
Nelson Ramirez, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel J. Blezek, Mantorville, MN (US);
Bradley J. Erickson, Rochester, MN (US);
Peter J. Schommer, Rochester, MN (US);
David R. Limpert, Rochester, MN (US);
Nelson Ramirez, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and/or method automatically identifies one or more vascular regions in a medical image or set of medical images. For example, the system/method may automatically identify vascular structures as belonging to the left carotid, right carotid, and/or basilar vascular regions in the head. The system/method takes as input the medical image(s) and automatically identifies one or more vascular regions. The system/method may also automatically generate MIP renderings of the identified region or regions.