Method of displaying virtual ruler on separate image or medical image of object, medical image obtaining apparatus, and method and apparatus for displaying separate image or medical image with virtual ruler
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1. A medical image obtaining apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays towards an object;
an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have been emitted to obtain an image of a portion of the object;
a processor configured to generate a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image with respect to a reference point, based on a rotation angle of the X-ray emitter; and
a display configured to display the virtual ruler on the image,wherein the virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector.
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Abstract
A medical image obtaining apparatus includes: an image obtainer, which comprises an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays toward an object and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have penetrated the object, and is configured to obtain an image of a portion of the object based on the detected X-rays; a controller configured to generate a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image, based on a rotation angle of the X-ray emitter; and a display configured to display the virtual ruler on the image.
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1. A medical image obtaining apparatus comprising:
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an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays towards an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have been emitted to obtain an image of a portion of the object; a processor configured to generate a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image with respect to a reference point, based on a rotation angle of the X-ray emitter; and a display configured to display the virtual ruler on the image, wherein the virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 28)
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12. A method of displaying a medical image, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of a portion of an object, by radiating X-rays by an X-ray emitter and detecting the X-rays that have penetrated the object by an X-ray detector; generating a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image with respect to a reference point, based on a rotation angle of the X-ray emitter; and displaying the virtual ruler on the image, wherein the virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector.
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13. A medical image obtaining apparatus comprising:
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an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays towards an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have been emitted to obtain an image of a portion of the object; a processor configured to generate a virtual ruler which indicates information about a location of the image with respect to a reference point based on a moved distance of the X-ray emitter; and a display configured to display the virtual ruler on the image, wherein the virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector.
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14. A medical image obtaining apparatus comprising:
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an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays towards an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have been emitted to obtain a first image of a first portion of the object when the X-ray detector is located at a first position and to obtain a second image of a second portion of the object when the X-ray detector is moved from the first position to a second position; a processor configured to generate a first virtual ruler indicating information about a location of the first image with respect to a reference point and a second virtual ruler indicating information about a location of the second image with respect to the reference point, based on a size of the X-ray detector; and a display configured to display the first virtual ruler on the first image and the second virtual ruler on the second image, wherein the first virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the first image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the first image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of displaying a medical image, the method comprising:
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obtaining a first image of a first portion of an object based on detected X-rays, by radiating X-rays towards the object by an X-ray emitter and detecting the X-rays that have penetrated the object by an X-ray detector located at a first position; obtaining a second image of a second portion of the object based on detected X-rays, by radiating X-rays towards the object and detecting the X-rays that have penetrated the object by the X-ray detector which is moved from the first position to a second position; generating a first virtual ruler indicating information about a location of the first image with respect to a reference point and a second virtual ruler indicating information about a location of the second image with respect to the reference point based on a size of the X-ray detector; and displaying the first virtual ruler on the first image and the second virtual ruler on the second image, wherein the first virtual ruler indicates information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the first image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the first image, in a longitudinal direction of the X-ray detector.
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24. A medical image obtaining apparatus comprising:
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an X-ray emitter configured to emit X-rays towards an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have been emitted to obtain a first image of a first portion of the object when the X-ray detector is located at a first position and a second image of a second portion of the object when the X-ray detector is moved from the first position to a second position; a user input unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s input; a processor configured to generate a first virtual ruler indicating information about a distance from a reference point to a first side of the first image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the first image and a second virtual ruler indicating information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the second image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the second image, and generate a composite image by combining the first image and the second image in response to the user'"'"'s input; and a display configured to display the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 29, 30, 31)
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27. A method of displaying a medical image, the method comprising:
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obtaining a first image of a first portion of an object based on detected X-rays, by radiating X-rays towards the object and detecting the X-rays that have penetrated the object by an X-ray detector located at a first position; obtaining a second image of a second portion of the object based on detected X-rays, by radiating X-rays towards the object and detecting the X-rays that have penetrated the object by the X-ray detector that is moved from the first position to a second position; generating a first virtual ruler indicating information about a distance from a reference point to a first side of the first image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the first image and a second virtual ruler indicating information about a distance from the reference point to a first side of the second image and a distance from the reference point to a second side of the second image; receiving a user'"'"'s input; generating a composite image by combining the first image and the second image by using a method determined based on the user'"'"'s input; and displaying the composite image.
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