US Patent:
20140024932, Jan 23, 2014
Inventors:
Puneet Sharma - Monmouth Junction NJ, US
Xudong Zheng - Plainsboro NJ, US
Ali Kamen - Skillman NJ, US
Lucian Mihai Itu - Brasov, RO
Bogdan Georgescu - Plainsboro NJ, US
Dorin Comaniciu - Princeton Junction NJ, US
Thomas Redel - Poxdorf, DE
Saikiran Rapaka - Ewing NJ, US
Viorel Mihalef - Keasbey NJ, US
Jan Boese - Eckental, DE
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - Munich
SIEMENS CORPORATION - Iselin NJ
International Classification:
A61B 6/00
Abstract:
Methods for computing hemodynamic quantities include: (a) acquiring angiography data from a patient; (b) calculating a flow and/or calculating a change in pressure in a blood vessel of the patient based on the angiography data; and (c) computing the hemodynamic quantity based on the flow and/or the change in pressure. Systems for computing hemodynamic quantities and computer readable storage media are described.