System and method for instant and automatic border detection

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12226189
APP PUB NO 20240237903A1
SERIAL NO

18407513

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The invention generally relates to medical imaging systems that instantly and/or automatically detect borders. Embodiments of the invention provide an imaging system that automatically detects a border at a location within a vessel in response only to navigational input moving the image to that location. In some embodiments, systems and methods of the invention operate such that when a doctor moves an imaging catheter to a new location with in tissue, the system essentially instantly finds, and optionally displays, the border(s), calculates an occlusion, or both.

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  • PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Begin, Elizabeth Bellerica, US 25 428
Cheline, Aj Sacramento, US 3 71
Cohen, Asher Sacramento, US 32 441
Elmaanaoui, Badr Billerica, US 45 376
Kemp, Nathaniel J Concord, US 53 2133
Merritt, Fergus El Dorado Hills, US 45 698
Sproul, Jason Watertown, US 35 337

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