Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for spine visualization in 3D medical images
- Patent Title (中): 3D医学图像中脊柱可视化的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12150663Application Date: 2008-04-30
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Publication No.: US08423124B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Atilla Peter Kiraly , Christopher V. Alvino , Hong Shen
- Applicant: Atilla Peter Kiraly , Christopher V. Alvino , Hong Shen
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05
Abstract:
A method and system for visualizing the spine in 3D medical images is disclosed. A spinal cord centerline is automatically determined in a 3D medical image volume, such as a CT volume. A reformatted image volume is then generated based on the spinal cord centerline. The reformatted image volume can be a straightened spine volume or a Multi-planar Reconstruction (MPR) based volume that follows the natural curve of the spine. The reconstructed volume can be displayed as 2D slices or 3D volume renderings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080287796A1 Method and system for spine visualization in 3D medical images Public/Granted day:2008-11-20
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