Automated synchronization of 3-D medical images, related methods and computer products
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1. A method of electronically providing a visual comparison of rendered 3-D medical images, comprising:
- providing first and second 3-D medical digital images of a patient on at least one display;
electronically altering a visualization of the first 3-D image on the at least one display; and
automatically electronically synchronizing visualization of the second 3-D image responsive to the altering of the first 3-D image.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer programs can electronically provide a visual comparison of rendered 3-D medical images. The methods include: (a) providing first and second 3-D medical digital images of a patient on at least one display; (b) electronically altering a visualization of the first 3-D image on the at least one display; and (c) automatically electronically synchronizing visualization of the second 3-D image responsive to the altering of the first 3-D image.
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1. A method of electronically providing a visual comparison of rendered 3-D medical images, comprising:
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providing first and second 3-D medical digital images of a patient on at least one display;
electronically altering a visualization of the first 3-D image on the at least one display; and
automatically electronically synchronizing visualization of the second 3-D image responsive to the altering of the first 3-D image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing synchronization of diagnostic images for a clinician:
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displaying a first 3-D image of a target region of a patient;
displaying a second 3-D image of the same target region of the patient taken at a different time or from a different imaging modality, the second image being obtained from electronic memory, wherein the second image is displayed proximate the first image;
electronically manipulating visualization of the first 3-D image; and
automatically electronically synchronizing an altered visualization of the second 3-D image to substantially concurrently display with the same visualization as the manipulated visualization of the first 3-D image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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- 18. A signal processor circuit comprising a 3-D synchronization module in communication with a physician workstation, the 3-D synchronization module configured to synchronize a 3-D image of a patient on a second display with that of a corresponding 3-D image of the patient on a first display, based on a physician'"'"'s interactive input of a desired view of the patient using the first display.
- 21. A signal processor circuit comprising a 3-D synchronization module in communication with a physician workstation, the 3-D synchronization module configured to synchronize a 3-D image of a patient on a second display with that of a corresponding 3-D image of the patient on a first display, based on a sequence of views defined by a visualization algorithm corresponding to a defined diagnosis or medical condition review protocol.
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24. A visualization system having 3-D medical image synchronization, comprising:
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a rendering system configured to generate 3-D medical images from respective digital medical volume data sets of one or more patients;
a first display in communication with the rendering system configured to display a first 3-D medical image generated by the rendering system, the first 3-D image associated with a first medical volume data set of a patient;
a second display in communication with the rendering system configured to display a corresponding second 3-D medical image of the patient, the second 3-D image associated with a second different medical volume data set of the patient;
a physician workstation comprising a graphic user interface (GUI) in communication with the first 3-D medical image on the first display to allow a physician to interactively alter the first 3-D image; and
a signal processor comprising a 3-D synchronization module in communication with the physician workstation, the 3-D synchronization module configured to synchronize the 3-D image on the second display with that of the 3-D image on the first display based on a physician'"'"'s interactive input of a desired view of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product for providing physician interactive access to patient medical volume data for generally concurrently rendering a plurality of related 3-D diagnostic medical images, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code configured to generate first and second 3-D medical digital images of a patient on at least one display;
computer readable program code configured to alter a visualization of the first 3-D image on the at least one display; and
computer readable program code configured to synchronize visualization of the second 3-D image responsive to the altering of the first 3-D image. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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