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Image data reformatting

US9424680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Rafael Wiemker · Kisdorf, DE
Sven Kabus · Hamburg, DE
Tobias Klinder · Uelzen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2011
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/08
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for reformatting image data includes obtaining volumetric image data indicative of an anatomical structure of interest, identifying a surface of interest of the anatomical structure of interest in the volumetric image data, identifying a thickness for a sub-volume of interest of the volumetric image data, shaping the sub-volume of interest such that at least one of its sides follows the surface of interest, and generating, via a processor, a maximum intensity projection (MIP) or direct volume rendering (DVR) based on the identified surface of interest and the shaped sub-volume of interest.

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