User interface for computed tomography (CT) scan analysis

• US 20060083417A1
• Filed: 12/07/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Medicsight PLC (MGT Capital Investments Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dehmeshki, Jamshid
• Granted Patent: US 7,313,261 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/03 Computed tomography [CT] echo-tomography A61B8/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10081 Computed x-ray tomography [CT]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20192 Edge enhancement; Edge preservation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30061 Lung
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/70 Denoising; Smoothing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/73 Deblurring; Sharpening
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0012 Biomedical image inspection

Abstract

An enhanced image is based on an original image. For instance, the original image can be processed using a filter to provide the enhanced image. The original and enhanced images can be displayed side by side or alternately to facilitate a comparison of the original and enhanced images. A user can change one or more enhancement parameters associated with the enhanced image. For example, the user can change the one or more enhancement parameters while viewing the original and enhanced images to determine an effect the change has on the enhanced image. The user can compare the effect of the changed enhancement parameters with his or her own analysis of the original image. The changed enhancement parameters may be applied to other parts of the original image so as to provide a more accurate analysis of those parts.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a computed tomography (CT) scan image, comprising:

a) processing a scan image using a filter to generate an enhanced scan image in which one or more features indicative of an abnormality are enhanced and at least one feature of the scan image is obscured; and

b) displaying the scan image and the enhanced scan image to enable a visual comparison of the scan image and the enhanced scan image.

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