Method for displaying medical images
US10165987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for displaying at least two medical images, each medical image highlighting at least one feature, including steps of obtaining a 2D medical image, identifying at least two features on the obtained medical image, generating masks showing the identified features, each mask highlighting at least one of the identified features, generating a set of at least two medical images, each medical image highlighting at least one of the identified features by superimposing at least one of the masks on the obtained medical image, and displaying the set of at least two generated medical images, one after the other. The invention also relates to a microprocessor comprising a computer algorithm to perform the method of the invention and to a system comprising said microprocessor and a visualizing means.
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