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2D visualization for rib analysis

US9189847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Murali Tharan Gnanamani · Erlangen, DE
Sven KOHLE · Erlangen, DE
Grzegorz Soza · Heroldsberg, DE
Andreas Wimmer · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 12, 2013
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2215/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of visualization, wherein a 2D transformed image is generated based on 3D image data. A corresponding computation unit, a system including a computation unit and a displaying unit, a medical imaging device, and a computer program are also disclosed. The method of visualization of an embodiment includes receiving 3D image data representing at least a portion of a spine and a plurality of ribs; and generating a 2D transformed image based on the three-dimensional image data, the 2D transformed image representing the plurality of ribs and the portion of a spine in a straightened configuration, and the angle of rotation of at least one of the ribs around its long axis being selected from a plurality of angles. Selecting an angle of rotation from a plurality of angles allows selecting the perspective for viewing the ribs in the 2D transformed image.

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