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Method of assessing localized shape and temperature of the human body

  • US 7,519,210 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2005
  • Issued: 04/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of assessing the shape of a body part comprising the steps of:

  • imaging said body part with a three dimensional scanner from one or more angles;

    combining said images to create a three dimensional surface model;

    comparing said three dimensional surface model to a reference model;

    using a computer; and

    calculating the change in volume between said imaged three dimensional surface model and said reference three dimensional model, where in said step of calculating comprises the steps of;

    taking a cross section of said imaged model;

    performing a three dimensional alignment of the surface of said imaged model and the corresponding surface of said reference models;

    determining pairs of corresponding points between the outer bounds of each model;

    constructing a line segment between each pair of corresponding points;

    constructing three dimensional solids whose boundaries are said line segmentscalculating the volumes of said solids; and

    summing said volumes.

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