System that assists in observing a luminal organ using the structure of the luminal organ
US8199984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Medical image observation assisting system 1 including CT-image-data retrieving portion 10, CT-image-data storing portion 11, information extracting portion 12, anatomical information DB13, point of view/line of view setting portion 14, luminal organ image generating portion 15, anatomical nomenclature information generating portion 16, branch specifying portion 17, image synthesizing and displaying portion 18 and user I/F control portion 19. The point of view/line of view setting portion 14 sets a point of view and line of view for observing an external profile of a luminal organ, on the basis of structure information of the luminal organ extracted by the information extracting portion 12, while a point of interest is kept substantially on a centerline of the organ.
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