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Automatic generation of optimal views for computed tomography thoracic diagnosis

US8155418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Gaspar Delso · Munich, DE
Antoine Collet-Billon · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 2006
Grant date	Apr 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2210/41
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Generating at least one view (420) of a portion of a computed tomography image includes selecting (310) a seed point (410) for a structure of interest within the image, pre-processing (320) a region of interest surrounding the seed point, estimating (325) at least one inertia axis for the region of interest, and generating (345) the at least one view from one or more of three planes that include the seed point and are orthogonal to each axis of inertia.

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