Dental image charting system and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a panoramic dental image in an electronic format, said panoramic dental image illustrating a plurality of teeth;
generating an image-based dental chart from the panoramic image;
generating a graphic-based dental chart from the panoramic image, said graphic-based dental chart including a graphical outline of each of the teeth in the panoramic image; and
wherein the image-based dental chart and the graphic-based dental chart are operable to receive and display data that is input using at least one of a plurality of input devices.
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Abstract
A computer system and method is disclosed that generates panoramic dental images and related dental charts. The system allows a user to specify which images the system should use for generating the panoramic image. The system then generates a panoramic image. An image-based chart and a graphic-based chart can be generated from the panoramic image. A user can input chart data on the charts using one or more input devices. A user can also select an option to have the system import chart data from an external source and display the data on the charts. Any inputted and imported data are displayed on the applicable chart for the user to view and analyze. A user can toggle between the individual images, the panoramic image, and the charts. A user can overlay one image or chart over the other. A user can also replace an individual image in the panoramic image.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a panoramic dental image in an electronic format, said panoramic dental image illustrating a plurality of teeth;
generating an image-based dental chart from the panoramic image;
generating a graphic-based dental chart from the panoramic image, said graphic-based dental chart including a graphical outline of each of the teeth in the panoramic image; and
wherein the image-based dental chart and the graphic-based dental chart are operable to receive and display data that is input using at least one of a plurality of input devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of dental images in an electronic format;
identifying at least one tooth in each of the images;
identifying a series of boundary locations around each tooth;
aligning each of the dental images to a panoramic plane;
generating a panoramic dental image from the aligned images; and
generating at least one electronic dental chart that includes a chart image created from the panoramic dental image, said chart being operable to receive data that was input using at least one of a plurality of input devices, and said chart being further operable to display the data overlaid on top of the chart image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a business logic routine;
a first computer coupled to the business logic routine, said first computer including at least one of a plurality of input devices, said second computer further including a display device; and
wherein the business logic routine is operable to generate a panoramic dental image from a plurality of dental images, said panoramic dental image illustrating a plurality of teeth;
to generate at least one electronic dental chart that includes a chart image created from the panoramic dental image;
to display the at least one dental chart on the display to a user upon request; and
to receive data input from the user from the at least one of the input devices, said data input including data to be displayed on the at least one dental chart. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus, comprising:
- a device encoded with logic executable by one or more processors to;
generate a panoramic dental image in an electronic format from a plurality of dental images, said panoramic dental image illustrating a plurality of teeth;
generate an image-based dental chart from the panoramic dental image;
generate a graphic-based dental chart from the panoramic dental image, said graphic-based dental chart including a graphical outline of each of the teeth in the panoramic dental image;
receive chart data from at least one of a plurality of input devices; and
display the chart data overlaid on top of at least one of the dental charts. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
- a device encoded with logic executable by one or more processors to;
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