VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THEREOF AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION APPARATUS
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1. A virtual endoscopy apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a data processor generating volume data expressed by a three dimensional position function by using contiguous cross sectional image data of an inspection subject and based on the volume data, generating virtual endoscopy data of inside of the inspection subject; and
a display unit displaying virtual endoscopy images according to the virtual endoscopy data,wherein the data processor takes pictures of inside of the inspection subject while rotating a virtual camera around a movement path inside the inspection subject and generating the virtual endoscopy data at the same angle.
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Abstract
A virtual endoscopy apparatus according to the present invention comprises a data processor generating volume data expressed by a three dimensional position function by using contiguous cross sectional image data of an inspection subject and based on the volume data, generating virtual endoscopy data of inside of the inspection subject; and a display unit displaying virtual endoscopy images according to the virtual endoscopy data, the data processor taking pictures of inside of the inspection subject while rotating a virtual camera around a movement path inside the inspection subject and generating the virtual endoscopy data at the same angle.
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1. A virtual endoscopy apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a data processor generating volume data expressed by a three dimensional position function by using contiguous cross sectional image data of an inspection subject and based on the volume data, generating virtual endoscopy data of inside of the inspection subject; and a display unit displaying virtual endoscopy images according to the virtual endoscopy data, wherein the data processor takes pictures of inside of the inspection subject while rotating a virtual camera around a movement path inside the inspection subject and generating the virtual endoscopy data at the same angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for driving a virtual endoscopy apparatus, the method comprising:
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inputting contiguous cross sectional image data about an inspection subject; by using the cross sectional image data, generating volume data expressed by a three dimensional position function; setting a movement path inside the inspection subject; rotating a virtual camera around the movement path, and based on the volume data, obtaining virtual endoscopy images of inside of the inspection subject; outputting the obtained virtual endoscopy images after reconfiguring according to the same angular distance; and displaying the virtual endoscopy images reconfigured according to the same angular distance.
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14. A virtual endoscopy apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a data processor generating virtual endoscopy data from input cross sectional image data of an inspection subject; and a display unit displaying images according to the virtual endoscopy data in a single screen, the images according to the virtual endoscopy data comprising at least one virtual endoscopy image and at least one reference image, wherein the at least one virtual endoscopy image is obtained as a virtual camera takes pictures of the inspection subject while rotating around a movement path inside the inspection subject and obtained data of the inspection subject are reconfigured according to the same angle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for driving a virtual endoscopy apparatus, the method comprising:
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inputting contiguous cross sectional image data about an inspection subject; generating volume data expressed by a three dimensional position function by using the cross sectional image data; based on the volume data, generating virtual endoscopy data of the inspection subject; and displaying at least one virtual endoscopy image and at least one reference image according to the virtual endoscopy data, wherein the at least one virtual endoscopy image is obtained as a virtual camera takes pictures of the inspection subject while rotating around a movement path inside the inspection subject and obtained data of the inspection subject are reconfigured according to the same angle. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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