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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Zohar Barzelay, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Ran Cohen, Petach Tivka, IL;
David Tolkowsky, Tel Aviv, IL;
SYNC-RX, LTD., Netanya, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with an input angiogram image of a device inserted inside a portion of subject's body, the angiogram image being acquired in the presence of contrast agent. At least one processor () includes background-image-generation functionality () configured to generate a background image in which a relative value is assigned to a first pixel with respect to a second pixel, at least partially based upon relative values of surroundings of the first pixel and the surroundings of the second pixel in the input image. Cleaned-image-generation functionality () generates a cleaned image in which visibility of the radiopaque portions of the device is increased relative to the input image, by dividing the input image by the background image. Output-generation functionality () drives a display () to display an output based upon the cleaned image. Other applications are also described.