Methods and apparatus for analysis of angiographic and other cyclical images
First Claim
1. A method utilizing a computer in communication with an imaging system and a monitoring system for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped imaging data and time-stamped physiologic data obtained during a study of a patient during a plurality of cardiac cycles, the imaging data comprising frames representative of a succession of images of the patient'"'"'s heart, said method comprising:
- time-stamping each of the frames of the imaging data acquired by said computer using a first clock within the imaging system;
time-stamping at least one feature within the physiologic data using a second clock within the monitoring system, the second clock different than the first clock;
storing the time-stamped frames of the imaging data and the time-stamped physiologic data within a memory device;
synchronizing time-stamps generated by the first clock with time-stamps generated by the second clock by comparing the first clock and the second clock to a reference clock within the memory device;
analyzing the stored time-stamped physiologic data to determine times of a selected phase in the plurality of cardiac cycles;
selecting, in the plurality of cardiac cycles, the stored time-stamped frames of imaging data corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase;
aligning and averaging the selected frames of imaging data corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cardiac cycles; and
producing a single representative frame of image data based on the aligned and averaged frames of imaging data.
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Abstract
A method for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped imaging data and time-stamped physiologic data obtained during a study of a patient during a plurality of cardiac cycles. The imaging data includes frames representative of a succession of images of the patient'"'"'s heart. These configurations use a computer to analyze the stored physiologic data to determine times of a selected phase in the plurality of cardiac cycles, select, in the plurality of cardiac cycles, stored images corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase, and align and average images corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cardiac cycles to produce a single representative frame of image data.
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23 Claims
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1. A method utilizing a computer in communication with an imaging system and a monitoring system for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped imaging data and time-stamped physiologic data obtained during a study of a patient during a plurality of cardiac cycles, the imaging data comprising frames representative of a succession of images of the patient'"'"'s heart, said method comprising:
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time-stamping each of the frames of the imaging data acquired by said computer using a first clock within the imaging system; time-stamping at least one feature within the physiologic data using a second clock within the monitoring system, the second clock different than the first clock; storing the time-stamped frames of the imaging data and the time-stamped physiologic data within a memory device; synchronizing time-stamps generated by the first clock with time-stamps generated by the second clock by comparing the first clock and the second clock to a reference clock within the memory device; analyzing the stored time-stamped physiologic data to determine times of a selected phase in the plurality of cardiac cycles; selecting, in the plurality of cardiac cycles, the stored time-stamped frames of imaging data corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase; aligning and averaging the selected frames of imaging data corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cardiac cycles; and producing a single representative frame of image data based on the aligned and averaged frames of imaging data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cardiology analysis apparatus for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped imaging data and time-stamped physiologic data obtained during a study of a patient during a plurality of cardiac cycles, the imaging data comprising frames representative of a succession of images of the patient'"'"'s heart, said apparatus comprising:
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an imaging system; a monitoring system; and a computer in communication with said imaging system and said monitoring system, said computer configured to; time-stamp each of the frames of the imaging data acquired by said apparatus using a first clock within said imaging system; time-stamp at least one feature within the physiologic data using a second clock within said monitoring system, the second clock different than the first clock; store the time-stamped frames of the imaging data and the time-stamped physiologic data within a memory device; synchronize time-stamps generated by the first clock with time-stamps generated by the second clock by comparing the first clock and the second clock to a reference clock within the memory device; analyze the stored time-stamped physiologic data to determine times of a selected phase in the plurality of cardiac cycles; select, in the plurality of cardiac cycles, the stored time-stamped frames of imaging data corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase; align and average the selected frames of imaging data corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cardiac cycles; and produce a single representative frame of image data based on the aligned and averaged frames of imaging data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method utilizing a computer in communication with an imaging system and a monitoring system for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped cyclical image data obtained during a study of an object during a plurality of cycles, said method comprising:
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time-stamping at least one frame within the cyclical image data acquired by said computer using a first clock within the imaging system; time-stamping at least one feature within physiologic data acquired by said computer using a second clock within the monitoring system, the second clock different than the first clock; storing the time-stamped cyclical image data and the time-stamped physiologic data within a memory device; synchronizing time-stamps generated by the first clock with time-stamps generated by the second clock by comparing the first clock and the second clock to a reference clock within the memory device; analyzing the stored time-stamped cyclical image data to determine time of a selected phase of the cycle; selecting, in the plurality of cycles of time-stamped cyclical image data, stored images corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase; aligning and averaging the selected images corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cycles; and producing a single representative frame of image data based on the aligned and averaged frames of imaging data.
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23. An analysis apparatus for analyzing stored frames of time-stamped cyclical imaging data and time-stamped waveform data obtained during a study of an object during a plurality of cycles, the imaging data comprising frames representative of a succession of images of the object, said apparatus comprising:
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an imaging system; a monitoring system; and a computer in communication with said imaging system and said monitoring system, said computer configured to; time-stamp each of the frames within the cyclical image data acquired by said apparatus using a first clock within said imaging system; time-stamp at least one feature within the waveform data using a second clock within said monitoring system, the second clock different than the first clock; store the time-stamped frames of the cyclical image data and the time-stamped waveform data in a memory device; synchronize time-stamps generated by the first clock with time-stamps generated by the second clock by comparing the first clock and the second clock to a reference clock within the memory device; analyze the stored time-stamped waveform data to determine times of a selected phase in the plurality of cycles; select, in the plurality of cycles, stored frames of time-stamped cyclical imaging data corresponding to the determined times of the selected phase; align and average the selected frames of imaging data corresponding to the selected phase across the plurality of cycles; and produce a single representative frame of image data using the aligned and averaged frames of imaging data.
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