Method and apparatus for processing and displaying images of the arteries and veins

摘要

A method, system and program for imaging the arterial system provides for obtaining arterial phase image data of a body part with a contrast agent in the arterial vessels but substantially not in the venous vessels. Also obtained is venous phase image data of the body part with the contrast agent in both the arterial vessels and the venous vessels. Arterial image data and venous image data is isolated from the arterial phase image data and/or the venous phase image data. One or both of the isolated arterial image data and the isolated venous image data is altered to produce altered arterial image data and/or altered venous image data. Images derived from the altered arterial image data and or altered venous image data are displayed superimposed on one another.