Method and computer for visualization of fibers in medical images
US10489963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30016
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method for visualization of information from first and second 3D datasets representing directional information of a subject, wherein some voxels are combined along their respective directional information into multiple fibers, a first item of anatomical information, visible from a first viewing position on a fiber, is determined from the first 3D dataset, and is projected onto a first projection surface at a display dependent on the first viewing position. Upon detected movement away from the first viewing position, a guided movement along the fiber is determined, which is restricted to movement along one fiber. A second viewing position is determined in the subject relative to the selected fiber dependent on the guided movement, and a second item of anatomical information is determined from the first 3D dataset, which is visible from the second viewing position, and is projected onto a second projection surface at the display.
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