Three-dimensional pictograms for use with medical images
First Claim
1. A method for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the method comprising:
- (a) displaying a medical image;
(b) displaying a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the medical image;
(c) displaying a marker near the three-dimensional pictogram, the marker representing a medical instrument used to create the medical image; and
(d) adjusting an orientation of the marker with respect to the three-dimensional pictogram.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein relate to three-dimensional pictograms and indicators for use with medical images. In one embodiment, a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in a medical image is displayed along with a marker that represents a medical instrument used to create the medical image. A user can adjust an orientation of the marker with respect to the three-dimensional pictogram. In another embodiment, a set of three-dimensional pictograms of anatomy is displayed. A user can select one of the three-dimensional pictograms for display near a medical image and rotate the three-dimensional pictogram. In another embodiment, a saved three-dimensional pictogram is retrieved, and a user can rotate the three-dimensional pictogram starting from the orientation shown in the retrieved pictogram. In yet another embodiment, a three-dimensional pictogram is used as an indicator for a three-dimensional medical image. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying a medical image;
(b) displaying a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the medical image;
(c) displaying a marker near the three-dimensional pictogram, the marker representing a medical instrument used to create the medical image; and
(d) adjusting an orientation of the marker with respect to the three-dimensional pictogram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying a set of three-dimensional pictograms of anatomy;
(b) receiving a user selection of a three-dimensional pictogram from the displayed set;
(c) displaying a medical image;
(d) displaying the selected three-dimensional pictogram near the medical image; and
(e) rotating the three-dimensional pictogram. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying a medical image;
(b) displaying a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the medical image;
(c) rotating the three-dimensional pictogram to a first orientation;
(d) saving the medical image and three-dimensional pictogram;
(e) retrieving the saved medical image and three-dimensional pictogram; and
(f) rotating the three-dimensional pictogram, the rotation starting from the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying a three-dimensional medical image;
(b) displaying a graphically-rendered three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the three-dimensional medical image;
(c) receiving from a user a slicing plane through the three-dimensional medical image;
(d) displaying a medical image in accordance with the user-selected slicing plane; and
(e) displaying a portion of the three-dimensional pictogram as a wire frame instead of a graphically-rendered representation of the anatomy, the wire frame portion corresponding to a sliced-off portion of the three-dimensional medical image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the system comprising computer-usable media storing:
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computer-readable program code for displaying a medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying a marker near the three-dimensional pictogram, the marker representing a medical instrument used to create the medical image; and
computer-readable program code for adjusting an orientation of the marker with respect to the three-dimensional pictogram. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the system comprising computer-usable media storing:
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computer-readable program code for displaying a set of three-dimensional pictograms of anatomy;
computer-readable program code for receiving a user selection of a three-dimensional pictogram from the displayed set;
computer-readable program code for displaying a medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying the selected three-dimensional pictogram near the medical image; and
computer-readable program code for rotating the three-dimensional pictogram. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A system for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the system comprising computer-usable media storing:
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computer-readable program code for displaying a medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying a three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the medical image;
computer-readable program code for rotating the three-dimensional pictogram to a first orientation;
computer-readable program code for saving the medical image and three-dimensional pictogram;
computer-readable program code for retrieving the saved medical image and three-dimensional pictogram; and
computer-readable program code for rotating the three-dimensional pictogram, the rotation starting from the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for labeling a medical image with a three-dimensional pictogram, the system comprising computer-usable media storing:
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computer-readable program code for displaying a three-dimensional medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying a graphically-rendered three-dimensional pictogram representing anatomy shown in the three-dimensional medical image;
computer-readable program code for receiving from a user a slicing plane through the three-dimensional medical image;
computer-readable program code for displaying a medical image in accordance with the user-selected slicing plane; and
computer-readable program code for displaying a portion of the three-dimensional pictogram as a wire frame instead of a graphically-rendered representation of the anatomy, the wire frame portion corresponding to a sliced-off portion of the three-dimensional medical image. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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