Patent ID: 11890137
Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An intraluminal ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
a processor circuit configured for communication with an intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter, wherein the processor circuit is configured to:
receive a plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images obtained by the intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter during movement of the intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter within a body lumen of a patient, the body lumen comprising a continuous length formed by a first segment and a different, second segment, wherein, when the movement is in a first direction through the body lumen, the intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter is located in the first segment before being located in the second segment, and wherein, when the movement is in an opposite, second direction through the body lumen, the intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter is located in the second segment before being located in the first segment;
determine an order to provide a first marker and a second marker to be applied to the plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images, wherein the first marker comprises a name of the first segment and the second marker comprises a name of the second segment, wherein the order is determined based on the movement such that:
the first marker is provided before the second marker in the order when the movement is in the first direction, and
the second marker is provided before the first marker in the order when the movement is in the second direction;

provide, based on the order, the first marker or the second marker to be applied to an intraluminal ultrasound image of the plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images; and
output, to a display in communication with the processor circuit, a screen display comprising:
the first marker or the second marker; and
the intraluminal ultrasound image.