Vascular treatment outcome visualization

11207,042

14/240853

August 24, 2012

The present invention relates to vascular treatment outcome visualization. To provide an enhanced possibility to check that a vascular treatment has been correctly performed, it is proposed to provide (112) a first image data (114) of a region of interest of a vascular structure at a first point in time, and to provide (116) at least one second image data (118) of the region of interest of the vascular structure at a second point in time, wherein a vascular treatment has been applied to the vascular structure between the first point in time and the second point in time. Further, the first and the at least one second image data are combined (120) generating a joint outcome visualization image data (122) and the joint outcome visualization image data is displayed (124).

Auvray, Vincent Maurice Andre (Meudon, FR); Florent, Raoul (Ville d'Avray, FR)

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, NL)

1. A device for vascular treatment outcome visualization, comprising; an interface unit configured to provide first image data of a region of interest of an internal vascular structure at a first point in time; and to provide second image data of the region of interest at a second point in time; wherein, between the first point in time and the second point in time, a vascular treatment is applied to the internal vascular structure; wherein the first point in time relates to a pre-treatment state and the second point in time relates to a post-treatment state; and wherein, between the pre-treatment state and the post-treatment state, a medical intervention has been performed affecting the internal vascular structure in the region of interest; a processing unit configured to: receive, from the interface unit, the first image data and the second image data, wherein the first image data comprises a first sequence of first images of the pre-treatment state for each cardiac phase and the second image data comprises a second sequence of second images of the post-treatment state for each cardiac phase; synchronize the first sequence to temporally correspond to the second sequence based on cardiac phase, resulting in temporal pairings that each include a first image of the first sequence and a temporally corresponding second image of the second sequence; based on a predetermined image visibility parameter, select a temporal pairing from among the temporal pairings; align the selected temporal pairing by spatially matching a portion of the internal vascular structure in the first image and the second image of the selected temporal pairing; and combine the first image and the second image to generate a joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image to the aligned second image-so as to show a lumen in the first image overlaid over the lumen in the second image; and a display unit configured to display the joint outcome visualization image.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to synchronize the first image sequence and the second image sequence for combining, by aligning at least one location in the first image data with at least one location in the second image data.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the vascular treatment comprises placing a predetermined medical device inside the internal vascular structure; wherein the interface unit is configured to provide device image data of the predetermined medical device; and wherein the processing unit is configured to combine the device image data, in addition to the first image and the second image, to generate the joint outcome visualisation image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the device image data to the second image.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is configured to register the device image data with at least one of the first image and the second image for combining, by aligning at least one location in the device image with at least one location in the second image.

5. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is configured to provide the device image data as an outcome of image processing based on a plurality of secondary image data of the region of interest after the vascular treatment.

6. The device according to claim 3 , wherein for the second image: the interface unit is configured to provide a plurality of images of a first subset of images, in which the device is visible; and to provide at least one image of a second subset of images as a mask image data, in which the internal vascular structure is visible; wherein the first subset of images and the second subset of images relate to a point in time after the vascular treatment has been applied; and the processing unit is configured to register and combine the plurality of images of the first subset of images to each other along time to generate boosted device image data in which regions relating to the device are boosted, by aligning at least one location in each of the first subset of images; and wherein the processing unit is configured to combine the first image data, the boosted device image data and the mask image data, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image, the boosted device image data, and the mask image data to the second image.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the interface unit is configured to provide the first sequence of first images; and to provide the second sequence of second images; wherein the first sequence and the second sequence each comprise several images along time; and wherein the processing unit is configured to temporally synchronize the first sequence and the second sequence, by aligning at least one location in the first sequence and the second sequence.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the interface unit is configured to provide additional image data of the region of interest at a further point in time; wherein the further point in time is arranged between the first point in time and the second point in time; and wherein the processing unit is configured to also combine the additional image data, by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the additional image data to the second image to generate the joint outcome visualization image.

9. A medical imaging system for vascular treatment outcome visualization, comprising: an image acquisition unit; and a device for vascular treatment outcome visualization according to claim 1 ; wherein the image acquisition unit is configured to provide the first image data of the region of interest; and to provide the second image data of the region of interest.

10. A method for vascular treatment outcome visualization, the method comprising: providing, by an interface of a device, first image data of a region of interest of an internal vascular structure at a first point in time; providing, by the interface of the device, second image data of the region of interest at a second point in time; wherein, between the first point in time and the second point in time, a vascular treatment is applied to the internal vascular structure; wherein the first point in time relates to a pre-treatment state and the second point in time relates to a post-treatment state; and wherein, between the pre-treatment state and the post-treatment state, a medical intervention has been performed affecting the internal vascular structure in the region of interest; receiving, by a processor of the device from the interface of the device, the first image data and the second image data, wherein, the first image data comprises a first sequence of first images of the pre-treatment state for each cardiac phase and the second image data comprises a second sequence of second images of the post-treatment state for each cardiac phase; synchronizing the first sequence to temporally correspond to the second sequence based on cardiac phase, resulting in temporal pairings that each include a first image of the first sequence and a temporally corresponding second image of the second sequence; based on a predetermined image visibility parameter, selecting temporal pairing from among the temporal pairings; aligning the selected temporal pairing by spatially matching a portion of the internal vascular structure in the first image and the second image of the selected temporal pairing; combining, by the processor of the device, the first image and the second image to generate a joint outcome visualization image data by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image data to the aligned second image data so as to show a lumen in the first image overlaid over the lumen in the second image; and displaying, by a display of the device, the joint outcome visualization image.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the vascular treatment comprises placing a predetermined medical device inside the internal vascular structure; wherein, in addition to the first image data and the second image data, device image data of the predetermined medical device is also combined to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the device image to the second image.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising: registering, for the second image data, a plurality of images of a first subset of images, in which the predetermined medical device is visible, to each other along time to generate boosted device image data in which regions relating to the device are boosted, by aligning at least one location in each of the plurality of images of the first subset of images; and providing at least one image of a second subset of images as mask image data, in which the internal vascular structure is visible; wherein the first subset of images and the second subset of images relate to a point in time after the vascular treatment has been applied, wherein in the combining, the first image data, the boosted device image data and the mask image data are combined, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image, the boosted device image data, and the mask image data to the second image.

13. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising: providing additional image data of the region of interest at a further point in time is provided; wherein the further point in time is arranged between the first point in time and the second point in time; and wherein in the combining, the additional image data is also combined, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the additional image data to the second image.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions, executable by a processor of a device for vascular treatment outcome visualization, wherein, when executed by the device, the instructions cause the device to perform a process for vascular treatment outcome visualization comprising: providing, by an interface of a device, first image data of a region of interest of an internal vascular structure at a first point in time; providing, by the interface of the device, second image data of the region of interest at a second point in time; wherein, between the first point in time and the second point in time, a vascular treatment is applied to the internal vascular structure; wherein the first point in time relates to a pre-treatment state and the second point in time relates to a post-treatment state; and wherein, between the pre-treatment state and the post treatment state, a medical intervention has been performed affecting the internal vascular structure in the region of interest; receiving, by a processor of the device from the interface of the device, the first image data and the second image data, wherein, the first image data comprises a first sequence of first images of the pre-treatment state for each cardiac phase and the second image data comprises a second sequence of second images of the post-treatment state for each cardiac phase; synchronizing the first sequence to temporally correspond to the second sequence based on cardiac phase, resulting in temporal pairings that each include a first image of the first sequence and a temporally corresponding second image of the second sequence; based on a predetermined image visibility parameter, selecting temporal pairing from among the temporal pairings; aligning the selected temporal pairing by spatially matching a portion of the internal vascular structure in the first image and the second image of the selected temporal pairing; combining, by the processor of the device, the first image and the second image, to generate a joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image data to the aligned second image data so as to show a lumen in the first image overlaid over the lumen in the second image; and displaying, by a display of the device, the joint outcome visualization image.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the vascular treatment comprises placing a predetermined medical device inside the internal vascular structure; wherein the process also includes providing device image data of the predetermined medical device, and combining the device image data, in addition to the first image data and the second image data, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the device image data to the second image.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein for the second image data: a plurality of images of a first subset of images, in which the predetermined medical device is visible, are registered to each other along time to generate boosted device image data in which regions relating to the predetermined medical device are boosted, by aligning at least one location in each of the first subset of images; and at least one image of a second subset of images is provided as a mask image data, in which the internal vascular structure is visible; wherein the first subset of images and the second subset of images relate to a point in time after the vascular treatment has been applied; and wherein in the combining, the first image data, the boosted device image data and the mask image data are combined, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the first image, the boosted device image data, and the mask image data to the second image.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the process further includes providing additional image data of the region of interest at a further point in time; wherein the further point in time is arranged between the first point in time and the second point in time; and wherein, in the combining, the additional image data is also at least one of superimposed or overlaid to the second image, to generate the joint outcome visualization image by at least one of superimposing or overlaying the additional image data to the second image.

18. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined image visibility parameter is used to select the temporal pairing that is one of: most injected with agent or highest contrast.

19. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined image visibility parameter is used to select the temporal pairing that is one of: most injected with agent or highest contrast.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined image visibility parameter is used to select the temporal pairing that is one of: most injected with agent or highest contrast.

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