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Dental image registration device and method

US11869203B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2020
Grant dateJan 9, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30036
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a dental image registration device comprising: an outermost boundary detection unit for detecting, from first teeth image data, a first outermost boundary region which is the outermost boundary region of dentition, and detecting, from second teeth image data, a second outermost boundary region which is the outermost boundary region of the dentition; and an image registration unit which registers the first and second teeth image data on the basis of a first inscribed circle inscribed within the first outermost boundary region and a second inscribed circle inscribed within the outermost boundary region, or registers the first and second teeth image data on the basis of a first central point of the first outermost boundary region and a second central point of the second outermost boundary region.

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