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Imaging system for a vertebral level

US10405821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Eberhard Sebastian Hansis · Hamburg, DE
Dirk Schaefer · Hamburg, DE
Michael Grass · Hanstedt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30012
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an imaging system (10) for a vertebral level, an identification method for a vertebral level, a computer program element for controlling such system and a computer readable medium having stored such computer program element. The imaging system (10) comprises a determination unit (11), a definition unit (12), an imaging unit (13), and a processing unit (14). The determination unit (11) determines a target vertebral level. The definition unit (12) defines an anatomical landmark of a spine. The imaging unit (13) provides a series of X-ray images along the spine based on the landmark. The processing unit (14) identifies the target vertebral level in at least one of the X-ray images. The processing unit (14) further stitches the X-ray images to a continuous panoramic image of the spine and identifies the target vertebral level in the panoramic image.

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