IP Library Granted Patent US 9,786,069
Granted Patent B2
US 9,786,069 · App. 15/063,361 · Granted Oct 10, 2017

Refined reconstruction of time-varying data

Inventors: Sebastian Schafer (Madison, WI); Markus Kowarschik (Erlangen, DE); Sonja Gehrisch (Saalburg-Ebersdorf, DE); Kevin Royalty (Fitchburg, WA); Christopher Rohkohl (Hattingen, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
G06T11/008G06T11/006G06T2211/404G06T2211/421
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Patent No.
US 9,786,069
App. No.
15/063,361
Granted
Oct 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for refined data reconstruction. In accordance with one aspect, the framework performs a first four-dimensional reconstruction of time-varying data to generate a four-dimensional Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) dataset of an object of interest. The framework extracts a volume of interest from the four-dimensional DSA dataset to generate a volume array. The volume of interest may be refined based on the volume array to generate a refined dataset. A second four-dimensional reconstruction may then be performed based on the refined dataset to generate a zoomed-in four-dimensional representation of the volume of interest.

Claims (45)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions executable by machine to perform operations for data reconstruction comprising:

performing a first four-dimensional reconstruction of time-varying data to generate a four-dimensional Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) dataset of an object of interest;

identifying a volume of interest in the four-dimensional DSA dataset;

extracting the volume of interest from the four-dimensional DSA dataset to generate a volume array;

refining the volume of interest based on the volume array to generate a refined dataset; and

performing a second four-dimensional reconstruction based on the refined dataset to generate a zoomed-in four-dimensional representation of the volume of interest.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 including further instructions executable by machine to refine the volume of interest by removing vascular data outside the volume of interest.

3. A system for data reconstruction, comprising:

a non-transitory memory device for storing computer readable program code; and

a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor being operative with the computer readable program code to:

perform a first four-dimensional reconstruction of time-varying data to generate a four-dimensional Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) dataset of an object of interest,

identify a volume of interest in the four-dimensional DSA dataset,

extract the volume of interest from the four-dimensional DSA dataset to generate a volume array,

refine the volume of interest based on the volume array to generate a refined dataset, and

perform a second four-dimensional reconstruction based on the refined dataset to generate a zoomed-in four-dimensional representation of the volume of interest.

4. The system of claim 3 further comprises an imaging device with a single rotating imaging plane that acquires the time-varying data.

5. The system of claim 3 further comprises an imaging device with multiple rotating imaging planes that acquire the time-varying data.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to reconstruct a static three-dimensional image data of a device implanted in the object of interest.

7. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to identify the volume of interest by receiving a user selection of the volume interest via a user interface.

8. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to initiate a volumetric rendering of the four-dimensional DSA dataset at the user interface.

9. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to refine the volume of interest by removing vascular data outside the volume of interest.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to remove the vascular data outside the volume of interest by

forward projecting the volume array into a corresponding projection image to generate an intermediate projection dataset, and

subtracting the intermediate projection dataset from the projection image to generate the refined dataset.

11. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to refine the volume of interest by changing spatial resolution settings within the volume array, outside the volume array or a combination thereof to generate the refined dataset.

12. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to refine the volume of interest based on filtered backprojection.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to refine the volume of interest based on filtered backprojection by

removing the volume array from a static three-dimensional volume reconstructed by filtered backprojection to generate a cropped static volume array,

forward projecting the cropped static volume array into a corresponding projection image to generate an intermediate projection dataset, and

subtracting the intermediate projection dataset from the projection image to generate the refined dataset.

14. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is operative with the computer readable program code to perform the second four-dimensional reconstruction within one or more boundaries of the refined dataset.

15. A method of data reconstruction, comprising:

performing a first four-dimensional reconstruction of time-varying data to generate a four-dimensional Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) dataset of an object of interest;

identifying a volume of interest in the four-dimensional DSA dataset;

extracting the volume of interest from the four-dimensional DSA dataset to generate a volume array;

refining the volume of interest based on the volume array to generate a refined dataset; and

performing a second four-dimensional reconstruction based on the refined dataset to generate a zoomed-in four-dimensional representation of the volume of interest.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein refining the volume of interest comprises removing vascular data outside the volume of interest.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein refining the volume of interest comprises changing spatial resolution settings within the volume array, outside the volume array or a combination thereof to generate the refined dataset.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein refining the volume of interest comprises refining the volume of interest based on filtered backprojection.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein refining the volume of interest based on filtered backprojection comprises

removing the volume array from a static three-dimensional volume reconstructed by filtered backprojection to generate a cropped static volume array,

forward projecting the cropped static volume array into a corresponding projection image to generate an intermediate projection dataset, and

subtracting the intermediate projection dataset from the projection image to generate the refined dataset.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the second four-dimensional reconstruction is performed within one or more boundaries of the refined dataset.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066267/0346 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE OF ASSIGNMENT 3, ASSIGNOR SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. TO SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 043379 FRAME 0673. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTOR RIGHTS.. Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 056112/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 043379/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2017
From: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 041427/0532 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2017
From: ROYALTY, KEVIN; SCHAFER, SEBASTIAN
To: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 041427/0580 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2017
From: KOWARSCHIK, MARKUS; GEHRISCH, SONJA; ROHKOHL, CHRISTOPHER
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 041427/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: KOWARSCHIK, MARKUS; GEHRISCH, SONJA; ROHKOHL, CHRISTOPHER
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 039018/0021 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2016
From: SCHAFER, SEBASTIAN; ROYALTY, KEVIN
To: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 038716/0388 →
Continuity (1)
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