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US08135453B2 Method and apparatus for ear canal surface modeling using optical coherence tomography imaging
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使用光学相干断层扫描成像进行耳道表面建模的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for ear canal surface modeling using optical coherence tomography imaging
- Patent Title (中): 使用光学相干断层扫描成像进行耳道表面建模的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11558956Application Date: 2006-11-13
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Publication No.: US08135453B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Gregory G. Slabaugh , Jason Tyan
- Applicant: Gregory G. Slabaugh , Jason Tyan
- Applicant Address: US NJ Iselin
- Assignee: Siemens Corporation
- Current Assignee: Siemens Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Iselin
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B8/14

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating a three dimensional representation of an ear canal are disclosed whereby an ear canal of a patient is imaged using optical coherence tomography (OCT). In a first embodiment, cross-section images of an ear canal are taken by, for example, rotating an OCT imaging sensor about a predetermined axis at each of a plurality of positions. In accordance with another embodiment, a contour line is then identified in each of the cross section images and a flow algorithm is used to identify the boundary of the ear canal cross section. Once the boundaries of each cross section have been identified, all of the cross section images are combined to generate a three dimensional image of the ear canal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070127756A1 Method and Apparatus for Ear Canal Surface Modeling Using Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Public/Granted day:2007-06-07
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