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

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of the following:
(i) the method further comprises calculating a relative position of object(s) from the imaging probe;
(ii) the method further comprises calculating a relative position of object(s) from the imaging probe, and/or the method further comprises omitting the calculation of the relative position of object(s) from the imaging probe;
(iii) in a case where the BIA is used, the BIA is denoted as an area above a specific distance from a tip of the imaging probe or a circular area above the imaging probe tip is denoted as the BIA;
(iv) the BIA is defined or predefined using images with the blood being present; and/or
(v) a number of pixels that are above a specific height from the imaging probe tip are denoted.