US 12,268,543 B2
System and method for low-dose multi-phasic computed tomography imaging of the kidneys
Andrew Wentland, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Madison, WI (US)
Filed by WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,796.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016463 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); A61B 6/46 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/5205 (2013.01) [A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for creating multi-phase kidney computed tomography (CT) images of a patient comprising:
acquiring or accessing CT data that includes a first dataset acquired from the patient during a first phase when a dose of a contrast agent is being excreted from a kidney of the patient and does not include a second dataset acquired from the patient during a second phase after the dose of the contrast agent is delivered but before the dose of a contrast agent is being excreted from a kidney;
using the first dataset and without the second dataset, generating a set of multi-phase kidney images of the patient showing the patient prior to receiving the dose of the contrast agent, images showing the patient during the second phase following the dose of the contrast agent and before the dose of a contrast agent is being excreted from a kidney, and images showing the patient during the first phase when the dose of a contrast agent is being excreted from a kidney of the patient; and
communicating the multi-phase kidney images.