Medical image editing

US10586398B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Fabian Wenzel · Hamburg, DE
• Thomas Heiko Stehle · Hamburg, DE
• Carsten Meyer · Aachen, DE
• Lyubomir Georgiev Zagorchev · Burlington, US
• Jochen Peters · Norderstedt, DE
• Martin Bergtholdt · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2219/2021
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to medical image editing. In order to facilitate the medical image editing process, a medical image editing device (50) is provided that comprises a processor unit (52), an output unit (54), and an interface unit (56). The processor unit (52) is configured to provide a 3D surface model of an anatomical structure of an object of interest. The 3D surface model comprises a plurality of surface sub-portions. The surface sub-portions each comprise a number of vertices, and each vertex is assigned by a ranking value. The processor unit (52) is further configured to identify at least one vertex of vertices adjacent to the determined point of interest as an intended vertex. The identification is based on a function of a detected proximity distance to the point of interest and the assigned ranking value. The output unit (54) is configured to provide a visual presentation of the 3D surface model. The interface unit (56) is configured to determine a point of interest in the visual presentation of the 3D surface model by interaction of a user. The interface unit 56 is further configured to modify the 3D surface model by displacing the intended vertex by manual use…