Method of placing constraints on a deformation map and system for implementing same
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1. A method of placing constraints on a deformation map, the method comprising using a computer to carry out the steps of:
- generating a deformation map between two images;
identifying a defined structure in one of the images;
applying the deformation map to relate the defined structure from the one image onto the other image to create a deformation-based defined structure;
independently generating a contour around at least a portion of the deformation-based defined structure;
modifying the deformation-based defined structure; and
updating the deformation map in response to the step of modifying the deformation-based defined structure.
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Abstract
A system and method of placing constraints on a deformation map. The method includes the acts of generating a deformation map between two images, identifying a defined structure in one of the images, applying the deformation map to relate the defined structure from the one image onto the other image to create a deformation-based defined structure, modifying the deformation-based defined structure, and updating the deformation map in response to the step of modifying the deformation-based defined structure.
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1. A method of placing constraints on a deformation map, the method comprising using a computer to carry out the steps of:
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generating a deformation map between two images; identifying a defined structure in one of the images; applying the deformation map to relate the defined structure from the one image onto the other image to create a deformation-based defined structure; independently generating a contour around at least a portion of the deformation-based defined structure; modifying the deformation-based defined structure; and updating the deformation map in response to the step of modifying the deformation-based defined structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 30)
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12. A method of placing constraints on a deformation map, the method comprising using a computer to carry out the steps of:
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generating a deformation map between two images; identifying a defined structure in one of the images; applying the deformation map to relate the defined structure from the one image onto the other image to create a deformation-based defined structure; independently generating a contour around at least a portion of the deformation-based defined structure; modifying the deformation-based defined structure; updating the deformation map in response to the step of modifying the deformation- based defined structure; and generating a contour based on the updated deformation map. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of placing constraints on a deformation map, the method comprising using a computer to carry out the step of:
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generating a first contour set of a first region of interest in a first image; generating a second contour set after generating the first contour set of a second region of interest in a second image; generating a deformation map between the first image and the second image after the first contour set and the second contour set are generated; constraining the deformation map such that the first region of interest in the first image maps to the second region of interest in the second image; and using the deformation map to accumulate dose delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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