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System and method for generating a reference plane of a head

US9652884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Bipul Das · Bengaluru, IN
Uday Damodar Patil · Bengaluru, IN
Ajay Narayanan · Seojong-myeon, KR
Naga Venkata Kartheek Medathati · Sathupally, IN
Harshit Sureka · Damoh, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2015
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes receiving a Computed Tomography (CT) image comprising a head of a subject from a CT scanner and detecting a first and a second petrous bone of the head in the CT image. The method further includes determining a nasion of the head in the CT image based on the first and the second petrous bone. The method also includes generating a reference plane of the head based on the nasion and the first and the second petrous bone.

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