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Intuitive user interface for endoscopic view visualization

US7889227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Norbert Rahn · Forchheim, DE
Chenyang Xu · Allentown, US
Yiyong Sun · Lawrenceville, US
Scott Baker · Stevensville, US
Matthias John · Nuremberg, DE
Herve Jun Alfred Lombaert · Montréal, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2005
Grant date	Feb 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2219/028
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An intuitive user interface is provided for endoscopic view visualization. The user interface may permit individual or simultaneous navigation through images displayed in an endoscopic view window, a three dimensional overview window, and a multi-planar reformatted window. An operation performed directly on one of the windows may commence the navigation. The endoscopic view window may be divided into a plurality of sub-regions, each sub-region having a corresponding navigation function. The endoscopic view window and the three dimensional overview window may have corresponding icons related to a single location in corresponding images being displayed. The corresponding icons may be color coded to facilitate intuitive alignment of the corresponding images displayed in the different windows. The three dimensional overview window may have a geometric icon to facilitate intuitive alignment of the corresponding images. The multi-planar reformatted window may permit spherical navigation through the images displayed.

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