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Medical image rendering

  • US 9,256,982 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2010
  • Issued: 02/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • at an input receiving at least one estimated organ center obtained from a medical image, the medical image being obtained from an imaging device, each estimated organ center having an associated organ classification label;

    using a user interface to display an organ name for each estimated organ center;

    at the user interface, receiving user input specifying at least one of the organ names;

    arranging a visualization engine to select a transfer function according to the specified organ name;

    arranging the visualization engine to select a camera location according to the estimated organ center of the specified organ name;

    arranging the visualization engine to select a clipping plane based on maximizing a surface area of a structure of interest in a two-dimensional image, the clipping plane being a cross-section of the medical image;

    using a rendering engine to render the two-dimensional image from the medical image using the selected camera location and transfer function; and

    using the user interface to display the two-dimensional image such that a foreground region associated with the specified organ name is visualized.

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