Patent ID: 7698234

Claim:
A method of analyzing a quantity indicative of blood perfusion through a myocardium by analyzing a varying quantity which furnishes an easy reference rendition of the variations of the quantity, the quantity having temporal and spatial variations, including: obtaining a multidimensional output data array, the multidimensional output data array comprising array positions arranged along at least a first data-axis and a second data-axis; and receiving with a processor values corresponding to the quantity indicative of blood perfusion through tissue based on time series perfusion images generated from image data acquired by a tomographic imaging system; wherein first values corresponding to the quantity at substantially a same instant in time are mapped by the processor to respective positions in the multidimensional output data array at equal positions along the first data-axis, and second values corresponding to the quantity at substantially a same spatial position are mapped by the processor to respective positions in the multidimensional output data array at equal positions along the second data-axis.