Methods and systems for model driven multi-modal medical imaging
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1. A method for multi-modal imaging, the method comprising:
- receiving first and second image data sets of an anatomical structure of interest of a patient, the first and second image data sets generated by scanning the patient;
identifying an anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets, the anatomical marker representing a feature of the anatomical structure of interest;
registering the first and second image data sets to a geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest within a parametric coordinate system to form a registered image, wherein the geometrical model is a generic representation of the anatomical structure of interest and is not based on information specific to the patient, the geometrical model including a location of a reference anatomical marker within the parametric coordinate system, the reference anatomical marker being associated with the anatomical marker identified in each of the first and second image data sets, wherein the registering operation includes aligning the anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets to the location of the reference anatomical marker in the parametric coordinate system; and
displaying the registered image.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a visualization of a multi-modal medical image for diagnostic medical imaging. The systems and methods receive first and second image data sets of an anatomical structure of interest, register the first and second image data sets to a geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest to form a registered image. The geometrical model includes a location of an anatomical marker. The systems and methods further display the registered image.
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1. A method for multi-modal imaging, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second image data sets of an anatomical structure of interest of a patient, the first and second image data sets generated by scanning the patient; identifying an anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets, the anatomical marker representing a feature of the anatomical structure of interest; registering the first and second image data sets to a geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest within a parametric coordinate system to form a registered image, wherein the geometrical model is a generic representation of the anatomical structure of interest and is not based on information specific to the patient, the geometrical model including a location of a reference anatomical marker within the parametric coordinate system, the reference anatomical marker being associated with the anatomical marker identified in each of the first and second image data sets, wherein the registering operation includes aligning the anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets to the location of the reference anatomical marker in the parametric coordinate system; and displaying the registered image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multi-modal imaging system comprising:
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a display; a memory configured to store first and second image data sets of an anatomical structure of interest of a patient and a geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest, wherein the first and second image data sets are generated by scanning the patient, wherein the geometrical model is a generic representation of the anatomical structure of interest and is not based on information specific to the patient, the geometrical model including a location of a reference anatomical marker within a parametric coordinate system; one or more processors configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory, wherein the one or more processors when executing the programmed instructions perform the following operations; receive the first and second image data sets of the anatomical structure of interest; identify an anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets, the anatomical marker representing a feature of the anatomical structure of interest; register the first and second image data sets to the geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest to form a registered image, wherein the reference anatomical marker is associated with the anatomical marker identified in each of the first and second image data sets, and the first and second image data sets are registered to the geometrical model by aligning the anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets to the location of the reference anatomical marker in the parametric coordinate system; and display the registered image on the display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more computer software modules configured to direct one or more processors to:
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receive first and second image data sets of an anatomical structure of interest of a patient, wherein the first image data set represents ultrasound imaging data generated by scanning the patient with an ultrasound imaging system and the second image data set represents radiological image data generated by scanning the patient with a nuclear medicine imaging system; identify an anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets, the anatomical marker representing a feature of the anatomical structure of interest; register the first and second image data sets to a geometrical model of the anatomical structure of interest within a parametric coordinate system to form a registered image, wherein the geometrical model is a generic representation of the anatomical structure of interest and is not based on information specific to the patient, the geometrical model including a location of a reference anatomical marker within the parametric coordinate system, the reference anatomical marker being associated with the anatomical marker identified in each of the first and second image data sets, wherein the first and second image data sets are registered to the geometrical model by aligning the anatomical marker in each of the first and second image data sets to the location of the reference anatomical marker in the parametric coordinate system; and display the registered image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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