Grant

Method for enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in color images and visualization systems implementing the method

Patent Number US-11978184-B2

Publication Year 2024

Granted Year: 2024

Application Year 2021

Priority Year 2018

Jurisdiction US

Status Active

Inventors

JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT SONNENBORG FINN

Applicants

  1. Ambu (Denmark)
  2. [NORA names: Ambu; Private Research; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

A method of enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in a colour image captured by an image capturing device of a medical device, including, for at least some of the pixels of the image, the steps of: (a) processing data obtained from a first colour channel together with data obtained from a second colour channel to determine a value of a first parameter indicative of the intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel; (b) using said value of said first parameter and a first value of a user parameter to alter said pixel, the first value of the user parameter being based on user input, and wherein the strength of the alteration is dependent on both the value of said first parameter and the first value of said user parameter.

Patent Family Records (15)

Method for enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in color images and visualization systems implementing the method

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2024, US-11978184-B2

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2024, EP-3846672-B1

METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOR IMAGES AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2022, US-20220058799-A1

Enhancing vessel visibility in color images  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS Andreas helstedt Jonson, Finn Sonberg

2022, CN-112770660-B

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, US-20210342985-A1

Enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in colour images  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, US-11205253-B2

Method for enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in color images and visualization systems implementing the method  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SØNNENBORG FINN

2021, US-11074690-B2

METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOR IMAGES AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, EP-3876186-A1

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, EP-3846672-A1

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, EP-3620098-B1

Method for enhancing blood vessel visibility in color images and visualization system  

Anbu Co ltd JORGENSEN ANDREAS HARSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, CN-113436082-A

Enhancing vessel visibility in color images  

Anbu Co ltd JORGENSEN ANDREAS HARSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2021, CN-112770660-A

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

AMBU AS, Ambu (Denmark) JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2020, WO-2020048997-A1

METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOR IMAGES AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SØNNENBORG FINN

2020, US-20200211190-A1

ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS IN COLOUR IMAGES  

Ambu (Denmark), Ambu AS JØRGENSEN ANDREAS HÄRSTEDT, SONNENBORG FINN

2020, EP-3620098-A1

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