Apparatus and system for rule based visualization of digital breast tomosynthesis and other volumetric images
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a) receiving a primary Study of a patient from a remote computer; and
b) executing a render server program which;
I) applies one or more Study Selection Rules based on the patient to select a Study of the patient, where the Study can be used to construct a volumetric image of an anatomical region of the patient;
II) constructs the volumetric image of the anatomical region of step I);
III) defines at least three viewing directions to generate at least three projection images from the volumetric image constructed in step II) based on one or more Protocol Selection Rules; and
IV) displays a video using the at least three projection images generated in step III) based on one or more Display Protocols.
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Abstract
The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for implementing a rule derived basis to display volumetric image sets. In various embodiments of the invention, the selection of the images to be displayed, the generation of the 3-D volumetric image from measured 2-D images including the rendering parameters and styles, the choice of viewing directions and 2-D projection images based on the viewing directions, the layout of the projection images, and the formation of a video can be determined using a rule derived basis. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user is presented with sequential images making up a video displayed based on their preferences without having to first manually adjust parameters. The present invention allows for novel ways of viewing such images to detect microcalcifications and obstructions when reviewing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and other volumetric mammography images.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) receiving a primary Study of a patient from a remote computer; and b) executing a render server program which; I) applies one or more Study Selection Rules based on the patient to select a Study of the patient, where the Study can be used to construct a volumetric image of an anatomical region of the patient; II) constructs the volumetric image of the anatomical region of step I); III) defines at least three viewing directions to generate at least three projection images from the volumetric image constructed in step II) based on one or more Protocol Selection Rules; and IV) displays a video using the at least three projection images generated in step III) based on one or more Display Protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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a) receiving a Study of a patient from a remote computer, where the Study can be used to construct a volumetric image of an anatomical region of the patient; b) constructing the volumetric image of the anatomical region; c) defining at least three viewing directions to generate at least three projection images from the volumetric image based on one or more Protocol Selection Rules; d) generating a video using the at least three projection images based on one or more Display Protocols; and e) displaying the video. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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a) receiving a primary Study of a patient from a remote computer; and b) executing a render server program which; I) applies one or more Study Selection Rules based on the patient to select a Study of the patient, where the Study can be used to construct a volumetric image of an anatomical region of the patient; II) constructs the volumetric image of the anatomical region; III) defines at least three viewing directions to generate at least three projection images from the volumetric image based on one or more Protocol Selection Rules; IV) generates a video based on the at least three projection images; and V) displays the video. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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