Generating panoramic views of the jaw using a fixed reference point and crossing points of multiple rays
US7545909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for generating a view of a jaw, a tomographic dataset of a volume including at least part of the jaw is obtained. Inner and outer surfaces of the jaw are identified in the tomographic dataset. Data for a region with boundaries related to the identified inner and outer surfaces are selected. A panoramic view is generated from the selected data and is displayed.
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