SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF MULTIPLE LOW CONTRAST OBJECTS WITHIN AN IMAGED SUBJECT

摘要

A method 48 for enhancing the visualization of a plurality of objects 12, 14, 16, 18 within an imaged subject 20. The method 48 includes acquiring 50 a plurality of images 38 of the plurality of objects 12, 14, 16, 18 disposed in the imaged subject 20 and supported by a plurality of guide wires 16, 18; generating 52 a complex deformation field 54 based at least in part on a plurality of landmarks 16, 18, 104, 106, 108, 110 disposed in the plurality of images 38; and generating 56 a composite image 46, 58 based at least in part on the complex deformation field 54. The complex deformation field 54 models deformation induced on the plurality of objects 12, 14, 16, 18 by at least two or more guide wires 16, 18 of the plurality.