Method for forming a depth image
US7236622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer vision/image processing method generates a depth map. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of forming a relative depth map from at least three x-ray images of a patient taken from different perspectives. The method includes the steps of: (a) selecting one of the x-ray images as a reference image; (b) identifying corresponding objects within the reference image and the other images; (c) computing a disparity between the identified corresponding objects; and (d) generating the relative depth map from the disparities.
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