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Simulation of medical imaging

  • US 9,020,217 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2009
  • Issued: 04/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for simulating an imaging process for an organ, said method comprising:

  • retrieving from a memory a 3D volume model of said organ, said 3D volume model describing a 3D structure of said organ and a distribution of density within said 3D structure, said 3D structure representing a surface and internal features of said organ;

    generating a slice of said 3D model according to a position and an orientation of an imaging device, said slice including a cross-section of said surface and said internal features;

    generating a 3D surface model of said organ;

    distributing position points within said 3D surface model, each one of said points having a 3D spatial coordinate;

    associating a density value to each one of said position points, thereby obtaining a cloud of data points;

    storing said cloud of data points in said memory as said 3D volume model;

    rendering an image in accordance with said slice; and

    displaying said image.

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