System for viewing vasculature and perfuse tissue
A system and method includes reception of a mask x-ray image of a patient volume, reception of a plurality of sequential x-ray images of the patient volume including a contrast medium, subtraction of the mask x-ray image from each of the plurality of sequential x-ray images to generate a plurality of sequential x-ray difference images, filtering of each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on one or more filter parameters to generate a plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images, combination of each of the plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a weight to generate a plurality of combined sequential x-ray images, and display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
1. A system comprising:
an interface to:
receive a mask x-ray image of a patient volume; and
receive a plurality of sequential x-ray images of the patient volume including a contrast medium;
an image data processor to:
subtract the mask x-ray image from each of the plurality of sequential x-ray images to generate a plurality of sequential x-ray difference images;
filter each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on one or more filter parameters to generate a plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images;
combine each of the plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a weight to generate a plurality of combined sequential x-ray images;
filter each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second one or more filter parameters to generate a second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images change filter parameters; and
combine each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight to generate a second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
a display to display the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially, and the second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the image data processor filters each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second one or more filter parameters, and combines each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
3. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
4. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a first band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a second band-reject filter different from the first band-reject filter.
5. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a first band-pass filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a second band-pass filter different from the first band-pass filter.
6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
7. A system according to claim 1 , the image data processor further to:
combine each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second weight to generate a second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
the display to display the second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
8. A system according to claim 7 , wherein the image data processor combines each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
9. A system according to claim 1 , the image data processor further to:
filter each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second one or more filter parameters to generate a second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images; and
combine each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second weight to generate an additional plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
the display to display the additional plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
10. A system according to claim 9 , wherein the image data processor filters each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second one or more filter parameters, and combines each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
11. A system according to claim 9 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
12. A system according to claim 11 , wherein the image data processor filters each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second one or more filter parameters, and combines each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
13. A method comprising:
receiving a mask x-ray image of a patient volume;
receiving a plurality of sequential x-ray images of the patient volume including a contrast medium;
subtracting the mask x-ray image from each of the plurality of sequential x-ray images to generate a plurality of sequential x-ray difference images;
filtering each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on one or more filter parameters to generate a plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images;
combining each of the plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a weight to generate a plurality of combined sequential x-ray images;
displaying the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially;
filtering each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second one or more filter parameters to generate a second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images change filter parameters;
combining each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight to generate a second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
displaying the second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
14. A method according to claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images is filtered based on the second one or more filter parameters, and each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images is combined with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
15. A method according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
16. A method according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a first band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a second band-reject filter different from the first band-reject filter.
17. A method according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a first band-pass filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a second band-pass filter different from the first band-pass filter.
18. A method according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
19. A method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
combining each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second weight to generate a second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
displaying the second plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
20. A method according to claim 19 , wherein the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images are combined with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
21. A method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
filtering each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the second one or more filter parameters to generate a second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images;
combining each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on a second weight to generate an additional plurality of combined sequential x-ray images; and
displaying the additional plurality of combined sequential x-ray images sequentially.
22. A method according to claim 21 , wherein each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images is filtered based on the second one or more filter parameters, and each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images is combined with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.
23. A method according to claim 21 , wherein the one or more filter parameters define a band-reject filter, and the second one or more filter parameters define a band-pass filter.
24. A method according to claim 23 , wherein each of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images is filtered based on the second one or more filter parameters, and each of the second plurality of sequential filtered x-ray difference images is combined with a corresponding one of the plurality of sequential x-ray difference images based on the weight during display of the plurality of combined sequential x-ray images.