Method and system for automatically identifying and displaying vessel plaque views

A method for processing computed tomography (CT) datasets comprises identifying regions of interest (ROIs) within a CT dataset is provided. The ROIs are ranked based on a comparison to at least one predetermined parameter. The ranking determines a level of importance for the ROIs with respect to eac...

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Main Authors Skinner, John V, Avinash, Gopal B, Sirohey, Saad Ahmed, Dutta, Sandeep, Le Nezet, Patricia, Haas, Deann Marie
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.02.2012
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Summary:A method for processing computed tomography (CT) datasets comprises identifying regions of interest (ROIs) within a CT dataset is provided. The ROIs are ranked based on a comparison to at least one predetermined parameter. The ranking determines a level of importance for the ROIs with respect to each other. A list of the ROIs is provided on a display, the list indicating the ROIs based on an associated level of importance. The ROIs are selectable with a user interface.