title:: US9730609B2 — Method and system for aortic valve calcification evaluation
patent:: US9730609B2
status:: granted 2017-08-15 · Active
filed:: 2012-12-13
assignee:: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
people:: Sasa Grbic, Razvan Ioan Ionasec, Fernando Vega-Higuera, Dominik BERNHARDT, Dorin Comaniciu
domain:: Industrial Systems, Data Engineering, Cardiology, Computational Modeling
link:: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9730609B2/en
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Abstract
A method and system for automatic aortic valve calcification evaluation is disclosed. A patient-specific aortic valve model in a 3D medical image volume, such as a 3D computed tomography (CT) volume. Calcifications in a region of the 3D medical image volume defined based on the aortic valve model. A 2D calcification plot is generated that shows locations of the segmented calcifications relative to aortic valve leaflets of the patient-specific aortic valve model. The 2D calcification plot can be used for assessing the suitability of a patient for a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI) procedure, as well as risk assessment, positioning of an aortic valve implant, and selection of a type of aortic valve implant.
Data Points
- US9730609B2 — granted US patent (kind code B2)
- Filed 2012-12-13, granted 2017-08-15
- Legal status today — Active
- Assignee — Siemens Healthcare GmbH
- Co-inventors — Sasa Grbic, Fernando Vega-Higuera, Dominik BERNHARDT, Dorin Comaniciu
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