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Spectral imaging

  • US 9,928,585 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2012
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • analyzing a spectral computed tomography (CT) projection image of a portion of a human subject generated by a spectral CT imaging scan of the human subject with a target specific contrast material that targets ruptured plaque in the cardiovascular system of the human subject;

    generating a value quantifying a concentration of the target specific contrast material in a region of interest of the spectral projection image; and

    generating a signal indicative of a presence of the targeted ruptured plaque greater than a predetermined threshold level in response to the generated value satisfying the predetermined threshold level.

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