Intuitive user interface for endoscopic view visualization

• US 20070061726A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Lombaert, Herve, Baker, Scott, Sun, Yiyong, Rahn, Norbert, John, Matthias, Xu, Chenyang
• Granted Patent: US 7,889,227 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/028 Multiple view windows (top-side-front-sagittal-orthogonal)

Abstract

An intuitive user interface is provided for endoscopic view visualization. The user interface may permit individual or simultaneous navigation through images displayed in an endoscopic view window, a three dimensional overview window, and a multi-planar reformatted window. An operation performed directly on one of the windows may commence the navigation. The endoscopic view window may be divided into a plurality of sub-regions, each sub-region having a corresponding navigation function. The endoscopic view window and the three dimensional overview window may have corresponding icons related to a single location in corresponding images being displayed. The corresponding icons may be color coded to facilitate intuitive alignment of the corresponding images displayed in the different windows. The three dimensional overview window may have a geometric icon to facilitate intuitive alignment of the corresponding images. The multi-planar reformatted window may permit spherical navigation through the images displayed.

Claims

1. A data processing system for endoscopic view visualization, the system comprising:

a display screen operable to display endoscopy related images in a window, the window presenting an endoscopic view visualization; and

a user interface operable to provide navigation through the endoscopy related images via an operation performed directly upon the window.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is operable to provide navigation through the endoscopy related images by dividing the window into a plurality of sub-regions, each sub-region being associated with a navigation function.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises moving the current viewing point forward or backward.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises rotating the window about the current viewing point.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises adjusting the roll angle of the endoscopic view visualization.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises translating the current viewing point within a two dimensional plane.

7. A data processing system for endoscopic view visualization, the system comprising:

a display screen operable to display images related to endoscopy in an endoscopic view window and a multi-planar reformatted window; and

a user interface operable to provide navigation through the images in the endoscopic view window via an operation performed directly upon the multi-planar reformatted window.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface is operable to provide navigation through the images by generating a regional icon and a directional icon within the multi-planar reformatted window that together facilitate spherical navigation.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the spherical navigation through the images is accomplished by moving the directional icon with respect to the regional icon.

10. A data processing system for endoscopic view visualization, the system comprising:

a display screen operable to display images related to endoscopy in an endoscopic view window and a three dimensional overview window; and

a user interface operable to provide navigation through the images, wherein the endoscopic view visualization window and the three dimension overview window each have one or more corresponding icons associated with the same actual location in corresponding images, the corresponding icons facilitating intuitive alignment of the corresponding images as displayed.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the three dimension overview window comprises a geometric icon to facilitate intuitive alignment of an image displayed in the three dimension overview window with a corresponding image displayed in the endoscopic view window.

12. A method for endoscopic view visualization, the method comprising:

displaying endoscopy related images in an endoscopic view window, a three dimensional overview window, and a multi-planar reformatted window; and

navigating through the endoscopy related images via an operation performed directly upon either the endoscopic view window, the three dimensional overview window, or the multi-planar reformatted window.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising dividing the endoscopic view window into a plurality of sub-regions to navigate through the endoscopy related images, each sub-region being associated with a navigation function.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises moving the current viewing point forward or backward.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises rotating the images displayed in the endoscopic view window about the current viewing point.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises adjusting the roll angle of the endoscopic view.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the navigation function associated with a sub-region comprises translating the current viewing point within a dimensional plane.

18. The method of claim 12, comprising generating a regional icon and a directional icon within the multi-planar reformatted window to navigate through the images.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the navigation through the images is accomplished by moving the directional icon with respect to the regional icon.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the three dimension overview window comprises a geometric icon to facilitate intuitive alignment of an image displayed in the three dimension overview window with a corresponding image displayed in the endoscopic view window.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the endoscopic view visualization window and the three dimension overview window each have one or more corresponding icons associated with the same actual location in corresponding images, the corresponding icons being color coded to facilitate intuitive alignment of the corresponding images displayed in the three dimension overview window and the endoscopic view visualization window.

22. The method of claim 12, comprising simultaneously displaying the navigation through the images displayed in the endoscopic view visualization window, the three dimensional overview window, and the multi-planar reformatted window.

23. A computer-readable medium having instructions executable on a computer stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

displaying images in an endoscopic related window; and

navigating through the images via an operation performed directly upon the endoscopic related window.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, comprising navigating through the images by dividing the endoscopic related window into a plurality of sub-regions, each sub-region being associated with a navigation function.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the navigation function comprises moving the current viewing point forward or backward.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the navigation function comprises rotating the images about the current viewing point.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, comprising generating a regional icon and a directional icon in the endoscopic related window.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein navigating through the images is accomplished by moving the directional icon with respect to the regional icon.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, comprising indicating a collision between an internal camera and a surface of a chamber.