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Method and system for displaying cross-sectional images of a body

US6996430B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1999
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S1/022
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is a method of displaying cross-sectional images of a body so as to render the cross-sectional images more interpretable. The method is effected by using a first imaging device (110, 120), obtaining at least one cross-sectional image of a portion of the body, at least one cross-sectional image being defined by at least one first plane; and projecting each of at least one cross-sectional image of the portion of the body onto a predefined second plane, so as to obtain at least one projected cross-sectional image of the portion of the body, each of the at least one projected cross-sectional image becoming more interpretable by a user.

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