METHOD OF DISPLAYING VIRTUAL RULER ON SEPARATE IMAGE OR MEDICAL IMAGE OF OBJECT, MEDICAL IMAGE OBTAINING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SEPARATE IMAGE OR MEDICAL IMAGE WITH VIRTUAL RULER
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a virtual ruler on a plurality of separate images of an object, the method comprising:
- dividing the object into a plurality of imaging areas in a predetermined direction and obtaining the plurality of separate images corresponding to the plurality of imaging areas;
obtaining a first distance value for each respective separate image of the plurality of separate images, as a distance from a reference point to a first side of the respective separate image, and a second distance value for each respective separate image, as a distance from the reference point to a second side of the respective separate image, the first side being opposite to the second side along the predetermined direction; and
displaying the virtual ruler, which indicates distance values between the first distance value and the second distance value of each respective separate image, on each of the respective separate images.
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Abstract
A method of displaying a virtual ruler on separate images of an object includes: dividing the object into imaging areas in a predetermined direction and obtaining the separate images corresponding to the imaging areas; obtaining a first distance value for each respective separate image, as a distance from a reference point to a first side of the respective separate image, and a second distance value for each respective separate image, as a distance from the reference point to a second side of the respective separate image, the first side being opposite to the second side along the predetermined direction; and displaying the virtual ruler, which indicates distance values between the first distance value and the second distance value of each respective separate image, on each of the respective separate images.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a virtual ruler on a plurality of separate images of an object, the method comprising:
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dividing the object into a plurality of imaging areas in a predetermined direction and obtaining the plurality of separate images corresponding to the plurality of imaging areas; obtaining a first distance value for each respective separate image of the plurality of separate images, as a distance from a reference point to a first side of the respective separate image, and a second distance value for each respective separate image, as a distance from the reference point to a second side of the respective separate image, the first side being opposite to the second side along the predetermined direction; and displaying the virtual ruler, which indicates distance values between the first distance value and the second distance value of each respective separate image, on each of the respective separate images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22)
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7. A method of displaying a virtual ruler on a plurality of separate images of an object, the method comprising:
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dividing the object into a plurality of imaging areas in a predetermined direction by using an image obtainer and obtaining the plurality of separate images corresponding to the plurality of imaging areas; and displaying the virtual ruler on each of the plurality of separate images based on information about a location of the image obtainer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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23. A method of displaying a virtual ruler on a medical image of an object, the method comprising:
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obtaining the medical image corresponding to an imaging area of the object with an image obtainer; and displaying the virtual ruler on the medical image based on information about a location of the image obtainer. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method of displaying a plurality of separate images of an object, the method comprising:
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displaying the plurality of separate images, on each of which a virtual ruler is displayed, on a predetermined area of a display; and displaying only the plurality of separate images without the virtual ruler displayed on each of the plurality of separate images on the predetermined area, based on an off input of a user.
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