Patent ID: 11972561
Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of the following:
(i) the plurality of A-lines, the image, or the images are imported in a scan mode where the imaging probe is a full speed spinning imaging probe;
(ii) the predetermined value X for the counter is at least one of the following: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more than 6, and/or is a number determined by a clinician based on how much time the pullback needs for a procedure or for imaging and on how long a clearance state lasts;
(iii) the method further comprises detecting how many objects are moved over blood imaging for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT);
(iv) the method further comprises deciding or evaluating a clearing condition or clearance condition of the processed frame, A-lines, or image(s);
(v) in a case where a number of objects over an imaging probe distance as a specific or predetermined distance from the imaging probe are equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the method further comprises determining that a vessel wall or target in the image or frame is visible in the current image or frame; and/or
(vi) in a case where a number of objects over an imaging probe distance as a specific or predetermined distance from the imaging probe are equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the method further comprises determining that a vessel wall or target in the image or frame is visible in the current image or frame, and the predetermined threshold is one or more of the following: 2 or more, 3 or more, 4 or more, 5 or more, and/or a predetermined number or more where the predetermined number is set by a user of the imaging probe or is automatically set or loaded by the method.