System and method for producing a three-dimensional model
First Claim
1. A method of designing a customized implant that is configured to correct a defect in a tissue of interest in a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of fiducials in a fixed relationship to the patient;
obtaining image data representing a volume image of the fiducials and the tissue of interest;
validating respective measurements between the fiducials in the fixed relationship to the patient and in the image data;
correcting for image acquisition errors detected in the validating step;
segmenting the tissue of interest and the fiducials from the image data;
rendering points of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a 3-dimensional surface representation;
creating a 3-dimensional model of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a function of the 3-dimensional surface representation, thereby defining a 3-dimensional model of the defect in the tissue of interest; and
creating a 3-dimensional model of the implant based on the 3-dimensional model of the defect.
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Abstract
A shape of a medical device to be implanted into a subject is verified by acquiring a plurality of inter-fiduciary marker dimensions from the subject. Three-dimensional image data of the markers and a tissue of interest, included in the subject, is obtained. Respective measurements between the fiduciary markers around the subject and in the image data are confirmed. The tissue of interest and the fiduciary markers are identified in the image data. Points of the tissue of interest and the fiduciary markers are rendered as a 3-dimensional surface representation. A 3-dimensional model of the tissue of interest and the fiduciary markers is generated as a function of the surface representation. A shape of the medical device to be implanted into the subject is determined as a function of the 3-dimensional model.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of designing a customized implant that is configured to correct a defect in a tissue of interest in a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning a plurality of fiducials in a fixed relationship to the patient; obtaining image data representing a volume image of the fiducials and the tissue of interest; validating respective measurements between the fiducials in the fixed relationship to the patient and in the image data; correcting for image acquisition errors detected in the validating step; segmenting the tissue of interest and the fiducials from the image data; rendering points of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a 3-dimensional surface representation; creating a 3-dimensional model of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a function of the 3-dimensional surface representation, thereby defining a 3-dimensional model of the defect in the tissue of interest; and creating a 3-dimensional model of the implant based on the 3-dimensional model of the defect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a shape of a medical device to be implanted into a subject, the method comprising:
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positioning a plurality of markers around the subject; obtaining 3-dimensional image data of the markers and a tissue of interest included in the subject; confirming respective measurements between the markers around the subject and in the image data; identifying the tissue of interest and the markers in the image data; rendering points of the tissue of interest and the markers as a 3-dimensional surface representation; generating a 3-dimensional model of the tissue of interest and the markers as a function of the surface representation; and determining a shape of the medical device to be implanted into the subject as a function of the 3-dimensional model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining a shape of a medical device to correct a defect in a tissue of interest in a patient, the system comprising:
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a plurality of fiducials positioned on the patient; means for obtaining 3-dimensional image data of the fiducials and the tissue of interest included in the patient; means for validating respective measurements between the fiducials around the patient and in the image data; means for correcting at least some errors detected by the validating means; means for identifying the tissue of interest and the fiducials in the image data; means for rendering points of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a 3-dimensional surface representation; means for generating a 3-dimensional model of the tissue of interest and the fiducials as a function of the surface representation; and means for determining the shape of the medical device as a function of the 3-dimensional model. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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