System and method for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets
US7006085B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for quickly tracking a physical phenomena represented within the three-dimensional volume data set. A plurality of planes may be successively displayed in the three-dimensional volume data set from which points are digitized related to the structure of interest to create a spline curve on each plane. The area between the spline curves (1914, 1916, 1918, 1920) is interpolated to produce a surface (1912) representative of the structure of interest, which may for example be a fault plane described by the three-dimensional volume data set. In this manner, the user can more easily and effectively visualize and interpret the features and physical parameters that are inherent in the three-dimensional volume data set.
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