Title:
BONE SUPPRESSION IN X-RAY IMAGING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/054018
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to medical image viewing in relation with navigation in X-ray imaging. In order to provide improved X-ray images, for example for cardiac procedures, allowing a facilitated perception while ensuring that increased details are visible, a medical image viewing device (10) for navigation in X-ray imaging is provided that comprises an image data providing unit (12), a processing unit (14), and a display unit (16). The image data providing unit is configured to provide an angiographic image of a region of interest of an object. The processing unit is configured to identify a suppression area for partial bone suppression within the angiographic image, and to identify and locally suppress predetermined bone structures in the angiographic image in the suppression area, and to generate a partly-bone-suppressed image. Further, the display unit is configured to display the partly-bone-suppressed image.
Inventors:
GOOSSEN ANDRÉ (DE)
FLORENT RAOUL (NL)
LEVRIER CLAIRE (DE)
VON BERG JENS (DE)
FLORENT RAOUL (NL)
LEVRIER CLAIRE (DE)
VON BERG JENS (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/059096
Publication Date:
June 12, 2014
Filing Date:
October 03, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS NV (NL)
PHILIPS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (DE)
PHILIPS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (DE)
International Classes:
A61B6/00; A61B6/12; A61B19/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2011077334A1 | 2011-06-30 |
Foreign References:
| US20080118127A1 | 2008-05-22 |
Other References:
DENG K ET AL: "Clinical evaluation of dual-energy bone removal in CT angiography of the head and neck: comparison with conventional bone-subtraction CT angiography", CLINICAL RADIOLOGY, LIVINGSTONE, HARLOW, GB, vol. 64, no. 5, 1 May 2009 (2009-05-01), pages 534 - 541, XP026086848, ISSN: 0009-9260, [retrieved on 20090317], DOI: 10.1016/J.CRAD.2009.01.007
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STEFFEN, Thomas et al. (AE Eindhoven, NL)
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