System for synchronously visualizing a representation of first and second input data

• US 9,107,639 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2011
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Medicinsk Bildteknik Sverige AB
• Original Assignee: Medicinsk Bildteknik Sverige AB
• Inventors: Arvidsson, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, James A
• Application Number:
  US13/048,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20120236032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,617 Days
• Field of Search: 382/128, 382/130, 382/132, 345/629, 345/419, 345/634, 600/424
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0215 by means inserted into the body catheters A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6851 Guide wires
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/504 for diagnosis of blood vessels, e.g. by angiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/507 for determination of haemodynamic parameters, e.g. perfusion CT
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/5247 combining images from an ionising-radiation diagnostic technique and a non-ionising radiation diagnostic technique, e.g. X-ray and ultrasound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/12 in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters catheters per se A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display composite display in devices for short-range imaging with acoustic waves G01S7/52074
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2270/0421 Controlled or regulated
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2352/00 Parallel handling of streams of display data
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

A system for synchronous visualization of a representation of first input data and second input data in real time on single display unit is disclosed. The system comprises a control unit for receiving said first and second input data, said control unit being arranged for displaying a synchronous representation of said first and second input data on said display unit. A method for operating the system is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of synchronously visualizing X-ray imaging data and at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data, the method comprising:

collecting X-ray imaging data and at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data from a patient;

processing the collected data; and

displaying the processed data as a synchronous common representation of the collected data;

wherein the representation of the intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data displayed is at least one of a graph of a plurality of data points over a period of time of the intra vascular pressure and the Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) at a given location; and

wherein collecting at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data involves taking measurements using a guide wire inserted into the patient.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

storing a snap shot of the displayed representation of the X-ray imaging data and at least one of the intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and the intra vascular hemodynamic image data; and

recording a dynamic sequence of images of the displayed representation of X-ray imaging data and at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the outlay of the representation of X-ray imaging data and at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data to be displayed.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

archiving the stored snap shot and/or the recording in a database.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

archiving patient specific data, allowing for identifying the patient from which the X-ray imaging data and at least one of intra vascular hemodynamic parameter data and intra vascular hemodynamic image data is being collected, together with the stored snap shot and/or the recording in a database.