METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF BLOOD VESSEL STRUCTURES AND PATHOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF A TRIPLE RULE-OUT PROCEDURE
First Claim
1. A system for automatically performing a triple rule-out procedure using imaging data, the system comprising:
- an imaging apparatus configured to generate imaging data including a heart region, a pulmonary artery region, and an aorta region of a patient; and
a processor operably coupled to the imaging apparatus to receive the generated imaging data, the processor configured to;
(a) identify the heart region from the generated imaging data;
(b) analyze the identified heart region to detect a coronary pathology;
(c) identify an aorta object from the aorta region of the imaging data;
(d) analyze the identified aorta object to detect an aortic dissection;
(e) identify a pulmonary artery object from the pulmonary artery region of the imaging data;
(f) analyze the identified pulmonary artery object to detect a pulmonary embolism; and
(g) generate a report including any detected coronary pathology, any detected aortic dissection, and any detected pulmonary embolism.
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Abstract
A method of automatically performing a triple rule-out procedure using imaging data is provided. Imaging data is received that includes a heart region, a pulmonary artery region, an ascending aorta region, and a thoraco-abdominal aorta region of a patient. The heart region, an ascending aorta object, an abdominal aorta object, a left main pulmonary artery object, and a right main pulmonary artery object are identified from the imaging data. The identified heart region is analyzed to detect a coronary pathology. The identified ascending aorta object and the identified abdominal aorta object are analyzed to detect an aortic dissection. The identified left main pulmonary artery object and the identified right main pulmonary artery object are analyzed to detect a pulmonary embolism. A report is generated that includes any detected coronary pathology, any detected aortic dissection, and/or any detected pulmonary embolism.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for automatically performing a triple rule-out procedure using imaging data, the system comprising:
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an imaging apparatus configured to generate imaging data including a heart region, a pulmonary artery region, and an aorta region of a patient; and a processor operably coupled to the imaging apparatus to receive the generated imaging data, the processor configured to; (a) identify the heart region from the generated imaging data; (b) analyze the identified heart region to detect a coronary pathology; (c) identify an aorta object from the aorta region of the imaging data; (d) analyze the identified aorta object to detect an aortic dissection; (e) identify a pulmonary artery object from the pulmonary artery region of the imaging data; (f) analyze the identified pulmonary artery object to detect a pulmonary embolism; and (g) generate a report including any detected coronary pathology, any detected aortic dissection, and any detected pulmonary embolism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform a triple rule-out procedure using imaging data, the instructions comprising:
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receiving imaging data including a heart region, a pulmonary artery region, an ascending aorta region, and a thoraco-abdominal aorta region of a patient; identifying the heart region from the imaging data; analyzing the identified heart region to detect a coronary pathology; identifying an ascending aorta object from the ascending aorta region of the imaging data; analyzing the identified ascending aorta object to detect an aortic dissection; identifying an abdominal aorta object from the thoraco-abdominal aorta region; analyzing the identified abdominal aorta object to detect an aortic dissection; identifying a left main pulmonary artery object and a right main pulmonary artery object from the pulmonary artery region of the imaging data; analyzing the identified left main pulmonary artery object and the identified right main pulmonary artery object to detect a pulmonary embolism; and generating a report including any detected coronary pathology, any detected aortic dissection, and any detected pulmonary embolism. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically performing a triple rule-out procedure using imaging data, the method comprising:
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receiving imaging data including a heart region, a pulmonary artery region, an ascending aorta region, and a thoraco-abdominal aorta region of a patient; identifying the heart region from the imaging data; analyzing the identified heart region to detect a coronary pathology; identifying an ascending aorta object from the ascending aorta region of the imaging data; analyzing the identified ascending aorta object to detect an aortic dissection; identifying an abdominal aorta object from the thoraco-abdominal aorta region; analyzing the identified abdominal aorta object to detect an aortic dissection; identifying a left main pulmonary artery object and a right main pulmonary artery object from the pulmonary artery region of the imaging data; analyzing the identified left main pulmonary artery object and the identified right main pulmonary artery object to detect a pulmonary embolism; and generating a report including any detected coronary pathology, any detected aortic dissection, and any detected pulmonary embolism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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