Method and device for identifying vascular connectivity of an image

A method for identifying blood flow trajectories in an imaging volume is disclosed comprising obtaining for each volume element of a plurality of volume elements into which the imaging volume is divided, arrival or departure time data representing respectively an estimated arrival or departure time at the volume element of an administered contrast agent whereby each volume element indicating the administered contrast agent is a perfused volume element, identifying arterial respectively venous volume elements towards peripheral regions of the imaging volume and defining for each perfused volume element a blood flow trajectory from one of said arterial volume elements respectively towards said venous volume elements, wherein said defining blood flow trajectories comprises optimizing for all volume element a cost function of their paths from a peripheral arterial volume element to the perfused volume element respectively a cost function of their paths to a peripheral venous element.

Octrooi-publicatienummer: WO2017037287

Jaar aanvraag: 2016

Jaar toekenning: 2018

Jaar van publicatie: 2017

Status: Aangevraagd

Technologiedomeinen: Computertechnologie

Gevalideerd voor IOF-sleutel: Ja

Toegewezen aan: Associatie KULeuven