Method and apparatus for obtaining panoramic image
US8634515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of obtaining a panoramic image and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. In particular, a method of obtaining a panorama image and an apparatus for the same capable of obtaining a more clear panoramic image with reproducibility by extracting best-focused-images in case of forming images of multiple image-layer-trace images are disclosed. In accordance with the method and the device of this invention for obtaining the panoramic image, it is possible to complete the optimal image-layer-trace to be reconstructed and to obtain a clear panoramic image which vividly shows an arch of a patient by reconstructing a panoramic image for an optimal image-layer-trace most closely related to a focus-trace.
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