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Adaptive visualization for direct physician use

  • US 8,938,113 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2011
  • Issued: 01/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of modifying a three dimensional (3D) volume visualization image of an anatomical structure in real time to separate desired portions thereof comprising:

  • providing a two dimensional (2D) image slice of a 3D volume visualization image of an anatomical structure;

    identifying portions of the anatomical structure of interest;

    providing a prototype image of desired portions of the anatomical structure;

    using an evolver to evolve parameters of an algorithm that employs a transfer function to map optical properties to intensity values coinciding with the portions of the anatomical structure of interest to generate an image that sufficiently matches the prototype image;

    if the parameters match the prototype image, applying the transfer function to additional 2D image slices of the 3D volume visualization image to generate a modified 3D volume visualization image of the anatomical structure.

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