Method and system for pre-operative prediction

US8428315B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medicim N.V. · BE

Inventors

• Kevin Suetens · Bonheiden, BE
• Paul Suetens · Bonheiden, BE
• Wouter Mollemans · Ekeren, BE
• Filip Schutyser · Sint-Niklaas, BE
• Dirk Loeckx · Kessel-Lo, BE
• Vincent Masselus · Heverlee, BE
• Philip Dutre · Leuven, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 5, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: May 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2219/2021
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system and method for pre-operatively obtaining a prediction of a post-operative image of at least part of a body is disclosed. A 3D pre-operative description is determined of at least part of a body, and a pre-operative 2D photograph is acquired of the at least part of the body from any viewing position. The 3D pre-operative description is matched with the pre-operative 2D photograph, and a deformation field is determined for deforming the 3D pre-operative description. A predicted post-operative image of a 3D post-operative description of the at least part of the body is derived by means of the deformation field and the pre-operative 2D photograph.