Systems and methods for associating physiological data with image data
A method of processing image data that includes obtaining image data, determining a phase of a respiratory cycle, and associating the image data with the determined phase within 60 seconds, and more preferably, within 15 seconds, after the image data is obtained. A system for processing image data that includes a processor configured for obtaining image data, determining a phase of a respiratory cycle, and associating the image data with the determined phase within 60 seconds, and more preferably, within 15 seconds, after the image data is obtained. A method of processing image data that includes obtaining image data during an image acquisition session, determining a phase of a respiratory cycle, and associating the image data after the image data is obtained but before the image acquisition session is completed.
1. A method of processing image data, comprising:
obtaining image data, wherein the image data is obtained at time t;
determining a phase of a respiratory cycle using a hardware processor, wherein the phase is determined at a time that is after the time t, and corresponds to a first level of completeness of the respiratory cycle;
associating the image data with the determined phase within 60 seconds after the image data is obtained;
obtaining additional image data;
determining an additional phase of the respiratory cycle corresponding to a second level of completeness of the respiratory cycle that is different from the first level; and
associating the additional image data with the additional phase;
wherein the phase and the additional phase with which the image data and the additional image data are respectively associated are different; and
wherein the image data and the additional image data are generated at respective times corresponding to the different phases of the respiratory cycle.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phase is determined by obtaining one or more amplitudes of the breathing cycle; and using the one or more amplitudes to determine the phase.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase within 15 seconds after the image data is obtained.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase within 5 seconds after the image data is obtained.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is obtained by performing a computed tomography procedure, an MRI procedure, a PET procedure, or a SPECT procedure.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phase is determined by: obtaining breathing motion data; and comparing the breathing motion data with a reference set of data.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase before an image acquisition session to obtain a set of images is completed.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined phase corresponds to the time t.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the phase corresponding to the time t is determined using at least some data regarding respiratory motion that occurs after the time t.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using the image data to reconstruct a three dimensional image.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying at least a portion of the three dimensional image as a part of a video stream.
12. A system for processing image data, comprising a processor that is configured for:
obtaining image data that is generated at time t;
determining a phase of a respiratory cycle at a time that is after the time t, and corresponds to a first level of completeness of the respiratory cycle;
associating the image data with the determined phase within 60 seconds after the image data is obtained;
obtaining additional image data;
determining an additional phase of the respiratory cycle corresponding to a second level of completeness of the respiratory cycle that is different from the first level; and
associating the additional image data with the additional phase;
wherein the phase and the additional phase with which the image data and the additional image data are respectively associated are different; and
wherein the image data and the additional image data are generated at respective times corresponding to the different phases of the respiratory cycle.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase by obtaining one or more amplitudes of the breathing cycle; and using the one or more amplitudes to determine the phase.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the image data with the determined phase within 15 seconds after the image data is obtained.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the image data with the determined phase within 5 seconds after the image data is obtained.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the phase represents a degree of completeness of the respiratory cycle.
17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase before an image acquisition session to obtain a set of images is completed.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the determined phase corresponds to the time t.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase corresponding to the time t using at least some data regarding respiratory motion that occurs after the time t.
20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the image data is generated by performing a computed tomography procedure, an MRI procedure, a PET procedure, or a SPECT procedure.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase by: obtaining breathing motion data; and comparing the breathing motion data with a reference set of data.
22. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the image data to reconstruct a three dimensional image.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause at least a portion of the three dimensional image to be displayed as a part of a video stream.
24. A method of processing image data, comprising:
obtaining image data during an image acquisition session;
determining a phase of a respiratory cycle using a hardware processor, wherein the phase corresponds to a first level of completeness of the respiratory cycle;
associating the image data with the determined phase after the image data is obtained but before the image acquisition session is completed;
obtaining additional image data;
determining an additional phase of the respiratory cycle corresponding to a second level of completeness of the respiratory cycle that is different from the first level; and
associating the additional image data with the additional phase;
wherein the phase and the additional phase with which the image data and the additional image data are respectively associated are different; and
wherein the image data and the additional image data are generated at respective times corresponding to the different phases of the respiratory cycle.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the phase is determined by obtaining one or more amplitudes of the breathing cycle; and using the one or more amplitudes to determine the phase.
26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase within 15 seconds after the image data is obtained.
27. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image data is associated with the determined phase within 5 seconds after the image data is obtained.
28. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image data is obtained by performing a computed tomography procedure, an MRI procedure, a PET procedure, or a SPECT procedure.
29. The method of claim 24 , wherein the phase is determined by: obtaining breathing motion data; and comparing the breathing motion data with a reference set of data.
30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to obtain a set of image data, the set of image data comprising the image data and the additional image data.
31. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to collect an amount of data that is sufficient for reconstructing a volumetric image.
32. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to collect an amount of data that is sufficient to form a video stream.
33. The method of claim 24 , wherein the image data is obtained at time t, the determined phase corresponds to the time t, and the phase is determined at a time that is after t.
34. The method of claim 33 , wherein the phase corresponding to the time t is determined using at least some data regarding respiratory motion that occurs after the time t.
35. The method of claim 24 , further comprising using the image data to reconstruct a three dimensional image.
36. The method of claim 35 , further comprising displaying at least a portion of the three dimensional image as a part of a video stream.
37. A system for processing image data, comprising a processor that is configured for:
obtaining image data during an image acquisition session;
determining a phase of a respiratory cycle, wherein the phase corresponds to a first level of completeness of the respiratory cycle;
associating the image data with the determined phase after the image data is obtained but before the image acquisition session is completed;
obtaining additional image data;
determining an additional phase of the respiratory cycle corresponding to a second level of completeness of the respiratory cycle that is different from the first level; and
associating the additional image data with the additional phase;
wherein the phase and the additional phase with which the image data and the additional image data are respectively associated are different; and
wherein the image data and the additional image data are generated at respective times corresponding to the different phases of the respiratory cycle.
38. The system of claim 37 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase by obtaining one or more amplitudes of the breathing cycle; and using the one or more amplitudes to determine the phase.
39. The system of claim 37 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the image data with the determined phase within 15 seconds after the image data is obtained.
40. The system of claim 37 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the image data with the determined phase within 5 seconds after the image data is obtained.
41. The system of claim 37 , wherein the image data is generated by performing a computed tomography procedure, an MRI procedure, a PET procedure, or a SPECT procedure.
42. The system of claim 37 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to obtain a set of image data, the set of image data comprising the image data and the additional image data.
43. The system of claim 37 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to collect an amount of data that is sufficient for reconstructing a volumetric image.
44. The system of claim 37 , wherein the image acquisition session comprises a process to collect an amount of data that is sufficient to form a video stream.
45. The system of claim 37 , wherein the image data is generated at time t, the determined phase corresponds to the time t, and the processor is configured to determine the phase at a time that is after t.
46. The system of claim 45 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase corresponding to the time t using at least some data regarding respiratory motion that occurs after the time t.
47. The system of claim 37 , wherein the phase represents a degree of completeness of the respiratory cycle.
48. The system of claim 47 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the phase by: obtaining breathing motion data; and comparing the breathing motion data with a reference set of data.
49. The system of claim 37 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the image data to reconstruct a three dimensional image.
50. The system of claim 49 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause at least a portion of the three dimensional image to be displayed as a part of a video stream.