Method and apparatus for interactive 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy
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1. A method of performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
- acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient'"'"'s heart from an imaging device;
acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of said heart;
utilizing said electrocardiographic signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3-dimensional (3D) views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding cardiac cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy;
utilizing a virtual camera; and
virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of cardiac images of said patient'"'"'s heart, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said heart.
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Abstract
A method of performing 4-dimensional virtual endoscopy includes acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient'"'"'s heart from an imaging device; acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of the heart; and utilizing the electrocardiographic signal to gate the images for deriving respective 3-dimensional views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of the corresponding cardiac cycles.
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1. A method of performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
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acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient'"'"'s heart from an imaging device; acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of said heart; utilizing said electrocardiographic signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3-dimensional (3D) views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding cardiac cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy; utilizing a virtual camera; and virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of cardiac images of said patient'"'"'s heart, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
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acquiring a motion signal of a patient'"'"'s organ exhibiting motion cycles of said organ; acquiring a sequence of 3-dimensional (3D) images of said organ from an imaging device; utilizing said motion signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3D views in succession at corresponding motion cycles, from respective organ images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding motion cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s organ as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy; utilizing a virtual camera; and virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of organ images of said patient'"'"'s organ, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s organ as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said organ. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory device for storing a program and other data; and a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor operative with said program to perform; acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient'"'"'s heart from an imaging device; acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of said heart; utilizing said electrocardiographic signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3-dimensional (3D) views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding cardiac cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy; utilizing a virtual camera; and virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of cardiac images of said patient'"'"'s heart, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said heart. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
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means for acquiring a motion signal of a patient'"'"'s organ exhibiting motion cycles of said organ; means for acquiring a sequence of 3-dimensional (3D) images of said organ from an imaging device; and a processor configured for; utilizing said motion signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3D views in succession at corresponding motion cycles, from respective organ images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding motion cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s organ as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy; utilizing a virtual camera; and virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of organ images of said patient'"'"'s organ, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s organ as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said organ.
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer useable non-transitory medium having executable computer program logic recorded thereon for program code for performing 4-dimensional (4D) virtual endoscopy, comprising:
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acquiring a sequence of cardiac images of a patient'"'"'s heart from an imaging device; acquiring an electrocardiographic signal exhibiting cardiac cycles of said heart; utilizing said electrocardiographic signal to gate said images for deriving respective 3-dimensional (3D) views in succession at corresponding cardiac cycles, from respective cardiac images at a selected phase point common to each of said corresponding cardiac cycles so as to provide a 3 dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy; utilizing a virtual camera; and virtually attaching said virtual camera to a point selected on a wall or surface in said sequence of cardiac images of said patient'"'"'s heart, such that said virtual camera moves together with said point and will appear static in said respective 3D views in succession so as to provide said 3-dimensional visualization of said patient'"'"'s heart as a function of time for said 4D virtual endoscopy, so as to produce a substantially steady image of said heart. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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