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Method for creating a model of a structure

US8369927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Thomas Netsch · Hamburg, DE
Daniel Bystrov · Hamburg, DE
Stewart Young · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2006
Grant date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V2201/033
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for creating a model of a part of the anatomy from the scan data of several subjects is described. The method comprises the steps of collecting scan data; applying a feature detector to the scan data; converted the output of the feature detector into a common reference system; and accumulating the converted data to generate the model. It is therefore possible for the method to generate a model from the scan data of several subjects automatically. The method may also include an optional step of receiving user input to select which of the accumulated data should be included in the final model. This user input requires much less effort than manual contouring and is substantially independent of the number of subjects used to create the model.

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