System and method for performing a three-dimensional virtual examination of objects, such as internal organs
US7474776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object, such as an internal organ, using volume visualization techniques are provided. The techniques include a multi-scan imaging method; a multi-resolution imaging method; and a method for generating a skeleton of a complex three dimension object. The applications include virtual cystoscopy, virtual laryngoscopy, virtual angiography, among others.
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