Method for optimally visualizing a morphologic region of interest of a bone in an X-ray image
US9867585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for optimally visualizing a morphologic region of interest of a bone in an X-ray image of a patient, comprising: —receiving a set of 3D medical images of the bone, —creating a 3D bone model of at least part of the bone comprising said region of interest from said set of 3D images, —determining a criterion representative of a visualization of the extent of said morphologic region of interest, —automatically determining from the 3D bone model optimal relative bone and X-ray orientation so as to optimize said criterion for said patient, —creating at least one virtual X-ray image of the bone from said set of 3D images according to said optimal relative bone and virtual X-ray orientation.
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