Patent ID: 8090164
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing blood vessel attributes, the method comprising: (a) developing an atlas including at least one blood vessel attribute from blood vessel image data from a population including a plurality of different individuals, wherein developing an atlas includes developing a map of the at least one blood vessel attribute for the population, each location in the map indicating a statistical value of the at least one blood vessel attribute for the population, wherein developing an atlas of blood vessel attributes includes registering blood vessel image data for the different individuals to a template, wherein the template represents an average of blood vessel image data for the individuals; (b) obtaining blood vessel attribute measurements for an individual subject; (c) comparing the individual subject's blood vessel attribute measurements to the atlas, wherein comparing the individual subject's blood vessel attribute measurements to the atlas includes comparing a map of the at least one blood vessel attribute for the individual to the statistical values at corresponding locations in the atlas; and (d) based on the comparison, determining a physical characteristic of the individual subject.