Method and system for simultaneously viewing rendered volumes
First Claim
1. A method for viewing two or more rendered volumes, comprising:
- displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is at a first view angle; and
concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is at a second view angle.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for concurrently viewing volumes that may be rendered using visualization techniques incorporating one or more functions, such as depth-dependent weighting functions. In one aspect, the viewing technique may provide for the concurrent viewing of volumes, such as overlapping volumes, from different viewpoints. In accordance with this aspect, the relative position of display may convey the relative viewpoints. In addition, the viewing technique may provide for concurrently displaying volume renderings of a volume in which the volume renderings are generated using different functions, such as weighting and/or transfer functions. In this manner, the effect of the functions on visual properties of structures within the volume may be observed.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for viewing two or more rendered volumes, comprising:
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displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is at a first view angle; and
concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is at a second view angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program, provided on one or more computer readable media, for viewing two or more rendered volumes, comprising:
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a routine for displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is at a first view angle; and
a routine for concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is at a second view angle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tomosynthesis imaging system, comprising:
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an X-ray source configured to emit a stream of radiation through a volume of interest from different position relative to the volume of interest;
a detector array comprising a plurality of detector elements, wherein each detector element may generate one or more signals in response to the respective streams of radiation;
a system controller configured to control the X-ray source and to acquire the one or more signals from the plurality of detector elements;
a computer system configured to receive the one or more signals, to reconstruct a three-dimensional volumetric image data set from the one or more signals, and to render at least a first volume of a first volume of interest at a first view angle and a second volume of a second volume of interest at a second view angle; and
an operator workstation configured to concurrently display at least the first volume and the second volume. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A tomosynthesis imaging system, comprising:
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means for displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is at a first view angle; and
means for concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is at a second view angle.
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27. A method for viewing two or more rendered volumes, comprising:
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displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is derived using a first function; and
concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is derived using a second function. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer program, provided on one or more computer readable media, for viewing two or more rendered volumes, comprising:
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a routine for displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is derived using a first function; and
concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is derived using a second function. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A tomosynthesis imaging system, comprising:
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an X-ray source configured to emit a stream of radiation through a volume of interest from different position relative to the volume of interest;
a detector array comprising a plurality of detector elements, wherein each detector element may generate one or more signals in response to the respective streams of radiation;
a system controller configured to control the X-ray source and to acquire the one or more signals from the plurality of detector elements;
a computer system configured to receive the one or more signals, to reconstruct a three-dimensional volumetric image data set from the one or more signals, and to render at least a first volume of a first volume of interest using a first function and a second volume of a second volume of interest using a second function; and
an operator workstation configured to concurrently display at least the first volume and the second volume. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A tomosynthesis imaging system, comprising:
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means for displaying a first volume rendering of a first volume of interest, wherein the first volume rendering is derived using a first function; and
means for concurrently displaying a second volume rendering of a second volume of interest, wherein the second volume rendering is derived using a second function.
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