Three-dimensional intraluminal ultrasound image reconstruction
CA 2266580 C · Owner: Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Tenhoff, Harm
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A method for imaging an organ or internal structure within a body to obtain three-dimensional reconstruction of the organ includes steps of providing an intraluminal ultrasound imaging system (23) capable of obtaining echographic images of the surrounding of a catheter imaging tip (22) located inside the body of a patient. The intraluminal ultrasound catheter imaging tip (22) is positioned within a region of interest (97) inside the body of the patient and a plurality of echographic images are obtained during deliberate movement or pull-back of the catheter (21), each image corresponding to an echographic data set. The position of the catheter axis with respect to each echographic …
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- Filed September 15, 1997 and granted August 9, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2017.
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