Patent ID: 11892289
Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 12:
13. A method, comprising:
receiving, from an intravascular imaging catheter positioned within a vessel of a patient, a first intravascular image including the vessel and a reference item;
outputting, to a display, the first intravascular image including the vessel and the reference item;
receiving a user input to move the displayed reference item from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position comprises a first diameter, wherein the second position comprises a second diameter different from the first diameter;
determining a calibration value based on a difference between the first diameter and the second diameter;
generating, in response to determining the calibration value based on the difference between the first diameter and the second diameter, a second intravascular image of the vessel, wherein the second intravascular image is a transformation of the first intravascular image based on the calibration value; and
outputting, to the display without conducting a new scan, the second intravascular image of the vessel.