N-dimensional data encoding of projected or reflected data
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for storing formatted image data corresponding to a projected image of an object, wherein said projected image is obtained by projecting x-rays from an x-ray source through the object to a sensor which records the projected image, said method comprising the steps of:
- formatting the image data by providing a file header, a reference point value field which defines the location of the sensor, and a focal point value field which defines the location of x-ray emission from the x-ray source, and storing the formatted image data to a storage medium accessible by a computer.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable medium formats imaging data associated with an object in an n-dimensional file format. Once two-dimensional imaging ray data (projected or reflected data) is acquired, it is saved into an n-dimensional format (500) along with data describing the reference point and focal point of the image. A preferred format (500) comprises a file header (505), a header of the reference point, coordinates of the focal point field, a transformation field, and dimension sub-headers (550, 560). The system comprises a data acquisition module (612), a data storage module (630), a data reading module (640), and a data processing module (610) for formatting the data, reading the formatted data, and fusing the formatted data with other data sets, such as three-dimensional data.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for storing formatted image data corresponding to a projected image of an object, wherein said projected image is obtained by projecting x-rays from an x-ray source through the object to a sensor which records the projected image, said method comprising the steps of:
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formatting the image data by providing a file header, a reference point value field which defines the location of the sensor, and a focal point value field which defines the location of x-ray emission from the x-ray source, and storing the formatted image data to a storage medium accessible by a computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
acquiring second image data of the object;
formatting the second data; and
fusing the first and second image data into a three-dimensional image of the object, based on respective values of the reference point value fields and the focal point value fields.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of fusing the first and second data sets includes the step of:
- forming a depth map for the data image data.
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7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second image data is reflected image data of the object.
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8. The method of claim 4, further comprising a reference point value field and a focal point value field for data of each dimension.
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9. A computer apparatus for formatting, image data corresponding to a projected image of an object, wherein aid projected image is obtained by projecting x-rays from an x-ray source through the object to a sensor which records the projected image, the computer apparatus comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); and
a memory unit storing code executed by the CPU, said memory unit storing code comprising;
a formatting module configured to format the image data by providing a filer header, a reference point value field which defines the location of the sensor, and a focal point field which defines the location of x-ray emission from the x-ray source; and
a storage module in communication with the formatting module and configured to store the formatted image data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium containing a computer program for formatting image data corresponding to a projected image of an object, wherein said projected image is obtained by projecting x-rays from an x-ray source through the object to a sensor which records the projected image, the computer program comprising:
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executable code stored in a memory unit;
a formatting module configured to format the image data by providing a file header, a reference point value field which defines the location of the sensor, and a focal point value field which defines the location of x-ray emission from the x-ray source; and
a storage module in communication with the formatting module and configured to store the formatted image data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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