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Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2010
Applicants:

Anthony D. Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);

D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);

Robert D. Aiken, Stillwater, MN (US);

Hua Zhong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Anthony D. Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);

D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);

Robert D. Aiken, Stillwater, MN (US);

Hua Zhong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01);
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.


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