Systems and methods for health screening for vascular disease

• US 20060020215A1
• Filed: 07/15/2005
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Angiology Corporation of America
• Original Assignee: Angiology Corporation of America
• Inventors: Callahan, Alfred S. III
• Application Number:
  US11/183,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20060020215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/481
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02007 Evaluating blood vessel condition, e.g. elasticity, compliance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0858 involving measuring tissue layers, e.g. skin, interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0891 for diagnosis of blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/13 Tomography A61B8/10, A61B8/12 take precedence; tomography for radiation diagnosis A61B6/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/5223 for extracting a diagnostic or physiological parameter from medical diagnostic data for algorithms to analyse biomedical images G06T7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/565 involving data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

An angiography system and method comprising of an imaging system for imaging arteries, a processor for processing image data for at least one artery of a participant and an output comprising the image of the artery, a reference image for the artery and physiological data and indexes of the participant.

Claims

1. A health screening system comprising:

an imaging system for imaging blood vessels of a participant;

input means for inputting participant biographical data and/or one or more physiological values related to the health of the participant;

a processor for;

processing image data and participant data,

calculating physiological indexes for the participant based on at least one of the image data, the participant data and/or the physiological values, and

assembling at least a portion of the image data, the participant data, the physiological values and/or the physiological indexes of the participant into a single document capable of being output;

optionally assembling for the single document, corresponding normal values for one or more of the physiological values and/or physiological indexes; and

output means for outputting the document.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the output means is at least one of a display and a printer.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the blood vessels comprise arteries.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the blood vessels comprise carotid arteries.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the input means comprises at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the participant biographical data comprises at least one of:

age, sex, weight, height, pulse and blood pressure.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the one or more physiological values is selected from the group consisting of:

blood pressure, body measurements, pulse, heart rhythm type, aorta diameter, peak systolic velocity (PSV) of blood flow in at least one artery and blood vessel wall thickness.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the one or more physiological indexes are selected from the group consisting of:

body mass index, body fat, lean muscle, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) for one or both legs.

9. The system according to claim 1, further including at least one of a computer network and internet connection.

10. A method for screening the health of a participant comprising:

providing an angio-scanning system according to claim 1;

collecting biographical information of the participant;

scanning one or more arteries of a participant;

collecting at least one of one or more physiological values of the participant;

calculating one or more physiological indexes based on one or more physiological values;

assembling information in a single document after screening related to the health of the participant, the information including images of the scanned arteries with an image of a corresponding normal artery in a single document, and a plurality of the collected physiological values and/or calculated physiological indexes;

optionally assembling for the single document, corresponding normal values for one or more of the physiological values and/or physiological indexes; and

outputting the single document.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the one or more physiological values is selected from the group consisting of:

blood pressure, body measurements, pulse, heart rhythm type, aorta diameter, peak systolic velocity (PSV) of blood flow in at least one artery and blood vessel wall thickness.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the one or more physiological indexes are selected from the group consisting of:

body mass index, body fat, lean muscle, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) for one or both legs.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein outputting the document comprises at least one of printing the document, storing the document on an electronic medium, or communicating and/or storing the document electronically to a remote location.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the information further includes normal values for one or more of the physiological values and/or indexes.

15. The method according to claim 10, further comprising determining a diagnosis of heart disease based on the image data, the physiological values and/or the calculated physiological indexes.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising assembling the diagnosis in the single document.

17. The method according to claim 10, further comprising assembling further image information for the document or for a second document, illustrating degrees of severity of arterial blockage.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the image information includes actual images and/or illustrations, and wherein the illustrations depict the corresponding plaque buildup within the artery for each degree of severity.

19. A health-screen result document comprising a single page, the single page including images of one or more scanned arteries of a screened participant, each image having a corresponding image of a corresponding normal artery and a plurality of the collected physiological values and/or calculated physiological indexes.

20. The document according to claim 19, wherein the information is color coded to alert the participant to abnormal information.