Abstract:
According to the method, local transformation parameters are determined for partial areas (1-5) of the whole image (10) that is to be translated into a second image (10'). Successive calculation of the local transformation parameters for the partial regions is determined as follows: the transformation for the first partial area (1) is given or calculated; for the remaining areas (2-5) one area is chosen; a transformation is calculated in which the local transformation parameters from an already successful transformation of an adjoining area used as a start value for its transformation; the previous steps are repeated until a sufficient division of partial areas and transformations have been calculated. The invention also relates to a computer program and a device for implementing the preceding method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the reconstruction of time-dependent cross-sectional images and may be applied for example in perfusion imaging in the vessel system (2) of a patient. According to the method, projections p i j are generated from a number M of different directions d i and at different times t i j . Moreover, the time-dependent intensity function I(x,t) of the reconstructed volume is approximated by a predetermined model function I*( a (x),t), wherein the unknown parameter vector a (x) is estimated for each voxel x. This estimation may be done using the update functions of known reconstruction algorithms like ART for at least N projections p i j in each iteration step.
Abstract:
A system for generating a view of a medical image comprises an input (1) for receiving information indicative of a suspected diagnosis of a patient. An input (2) for receiving a medical image of the patient. A mapper (3) for mapping the suspected diagnosis of the patient to a set of viewing parameters for viewing the medical image. A view generator (8) for providing a view of the medical image in accordance with the set of viewing parameters. A database (4) for mapping a suspected diagnosis into a set of generic viewing parameters. A transformer (5) for transforming the set of generic viewing parameters into a set of image-specific viewing parameters based on content of the medical image.
Abstract:
There is described a method for generating a 2-D image of a 3-D object represented by a volume data set comprising a multiplicity of data points each having an opacity value. A plurality of notional rays are cast through the 3-D object and for each ray, a ray path is divided into a plurality of base sampling intervals defined by data points on the path. If it is determined that a difference in opacity values across a base sampling interval can become greater than a pre-determined value, successively smaller sampling regions are generated within the base sampling interval until it is determined that a difference in opacity values across each generated smaller sampling interval in the base interval is less than the pre¬ determined threshold. Values indicative of an interaction between the ray and the 3-D object in the sampling intervals along the path are accumulated using a direct volume rendering procedure to determine a pixel value in the 2-D image.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system and a method for the guidance of a catheter (20) with an electrode (21) in an electrophysiological procedure. A sequence of images (I1, ... Ik, ...) of the catheter (20) and of a resting reference catheter (30) is generated with an X-ray device (10) and stored together with the associated electrographic recordings from the electrodes (21, 31). A reference image (Ik) may then be selected from said sequence that corresponds to a desired electrographic pattern (Ek). In a next step, the positions (T, R) of the catheters (20, 30) are localized on the reference image (Ik), wherein the position (R) of the reference catheter (30) can be identified with the position of this catheter (30) on an actual image (I). Thus it is possible to determine on the actual image also a target position (T') for the catheter (20) that corresponds to the position (T) of this catheter (20) on the reference image (Ik). Said target position (T) may finally be indicated on a monitor (60) to assist the guidance of the catheter (20) to a desired location.