US Patent Application 18217713. APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTIONAL INDEX FOR STENOSIS ASSESSMENT simplified abstract

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APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTIONAL INDEX FOR STENOSIS ASSESSMENT

Organization Name

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.


Inventor(s)

Christian Haase of Hamburg (DE)

Michael Grass of BUCHHOLZ IN DER NORDHEIDE (NL)

Bram Antonius Philomena Van Rens of Utrecht (NL)

Roland Wilhelmus Maria Bullens of Mierlo (NL)

Peter Maria Johannes Rongen of Eindhoven (NL)

Arjen Van Der Horst of Tilburg (NL)

Raoul Florent of Ville D'Avray (FR)

Romane Isabelle Marie-Bernard Gauriau of Paris (FR)

Javier Olivan Bescos of Eindhoven (NL)

Holger Schmitt of Luetjensee (DE)

Vincent Maurice André Auvray of Meudon (FR)

APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTIONAL INDEX FOR STENOSIS ASSESSMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18217713 titled 'APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTIONAL INDEX FOR STENOSIS ASSESSMENT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an apparatus for assessing the severity of stenosis in a blood vessel.

  • The apparatus includes an input interface and a processing unit.
  • The input interface obtains image data that represents a two-dimensional view of the blood vessel.
  • The processing unit analyzes the image data to determine the course of the blood vessel and its width along that course.
  • Based on the width of the blood vessel in the image data, the processing unit calculates a functional index for stenosis assessment.
  • The functional index provides a measure of the severity of stenosis in the blood vessel.


Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus for determining a functional index for stenosis assessment of a vessel is provided. The apparatus comprises an input interface () and a processing unit (). The input interface is configured to obtain image data () representing a two-dimensional representation of a vessel (). The processing unit () is configured to determine a course of the vessel () and a width (w, w) of the vessel along its course in the image data and is further configured to determine the functional index for stenosis assessment of the vessel based on the width of the vessel in the image data.

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