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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Anthony D. Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);
D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);
Robert D. Aiken, Stillwater, MN (US);
Hua Zhong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Anthony D. Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);
D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);
Robert D. Aiken, Stillwater, MN (US);
Hua Zhong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of displaying the influence of an aspect of a model includes acquiring a two-dimensional echocardiogram having a variable intensity; relating the two-dimensional echocardiogram to a plurality of mapping points, the mapping points existing in a three-dimensional model space; determining a degree of influence value for a mapping point; and displaying the mapping point with a visual attribute that corresponds to the determined degree of influence value.