Three-dimensional pictograms for use with medical images
US6991605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/916
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein relate to three-dimensional pictograms and indicators for use with medical images. In one embodiment, a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in a medical image is displayed along with a marker that represents a medical instrument used to create the medical image. A user can adjust an orientation of the marker with respect to the three-dimensional pictogram. In another embodiment, a set of three-dimensional pictograms of anatomy is displayed. A user can select one of the three-dimensional pictograms for display near a medical image and rotate the three-dimensional pictogram. In another embodiment, a saved three-dimensional pictogram is retrieved, and a user can rotate the three-dimensional pictogram starting from the orientation shown in the retrieved pictogram. In yet another embodiment, a three-dimensional pictogram is used as an indicator for a three-dimensional medical image. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
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