ORIENTATING AN OBLIQUE PLANE IN A 3D REPRESENTATION

• US 20110255764A1
• Filed: 04/14/2011
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roger Lin
• Original Assignee: Roger Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Roger
• Granted Patent: US 9,189,890 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/008 Cut plane or projection plane definition

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate orientation of a plane with respect to a three-dimensional representation. A device is presented utilizing at least one of an accelerometer, gyroscope, or combination thereof, enabling determination of a current position and/or orientation of the device. Outputs from the accelerometer, gyroscope, etc., are captured and orientation of a plane displayed with regard to the three-dimensional representation is accordingly adjusted to correspond with the position of the device. Imaging information relating to the three-dimensional representation and the plane can be captured facilitating analysis of the respective slice of the three-dimensional representation associated with the plane.

Claims

1. A medical imaging system, comprising:

a three-dimensional (3D) representation; and

a plane generation component configured to;

establish a first orientation of a plane within the 3D representation; and

establish a second orientation of the plane within the 3D representation based on at least one positioning signal received from a planar orientation device communicatively coupled with the plane generation component.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display device configured to render the 3D representation.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising an image analysis component configured to identify at least one of the first orientation of the plane and second orientation of the plane and, based thereon, incorporate information pertaining to the 3D representation creating at least one of a first imaged plane or a second imaged plane.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the display device is further configured to display at least one of the first imaged plane or the second imaged plane with the 3D representation.

5. The system of claim 3, further comprising an image capture component configured to capture information associated with at least one of the first imaged plane or second imaged plane.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the information is at least one of angular position, pixel data, medical information, or image information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second orientation is established in response to a single motion of the plane generation component.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one positioning signal is generated by at least one of an accelerometer or a gyroscope comprising the planar orientation device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the 3D representation comprises data generated by at least one of a medical imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance tomography, radiography, scintigraphy, 3D tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasonography, or computed tomography.

10. A method of medical imaging, comprising:

presenting a three-dimensional (3D) representation;

establishing a first plane within the 3D representation;

capturing information associated with the first plane;

receiving positioning information pertaining to the first plane; and

determining, based on the positioning information, a second plane within the 3D representation.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising capturing information associated with the second plane.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting at least one of the captured first plane information or the captured second plane information.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising presenting at least one of the first plane or the second plane with the 3D representation.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the 3D representation, captured first plane information or the captured second plane information relate to data generated by at least one of a medical imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance tomography, radiography, scintigraphy, 3D tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasonography, or computed tomography.

15. The method of claim 10, temporarily ceasing determining the second plane based upon receiving a hall signal.

16. A system for medical imaging, comprising:

means for presenting a three-dimensional (3D) representation;

means for establishing a first plane within the 3D representation;

means for capturing information associated with the first plane;

means for receiving positioning information pertaining to the first plane; and

means for determining, based on the positioning information, a second plane within the 3D representation.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for capturing information associated with the second plane.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising means for transmitting at least one of the captured first plane information or the captured second plane information.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for presenting at least one of the first plane or the second plane with the 3D representation.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the 3D representation, captured first plane information or the captured second plane information relate to data generated by at least one of a medical imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance tomography, radiography, scintigraphy, 3D tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasonography, or computed tomography.