Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Xinyun Li

Michael Suehling

Chris Schwemmer

Max Schoebinger

Rainer Kaergel

A method, for two-dimensional mapping of anatomical structures of a patient, includes acquiring three-dimensional image data of anatomical structures of a patient; adapting a virtual network structure to a spatial course of the anatomical structures; defining a user-defined map projection for projection of two-dimensional pixel positions of an image to be output onto a geometric figure around a center of the anatomical structures for which mapping onto a two-dimensional space is defined; ascertaining points of intersection of radially extending half lines assigned to the two-dimensional pixel positions of the image to be output with the virtual network structure; and ascertaining the image to be output based upon image intensity values assigned to the points of intersection ascertained. A method for two-dimensional mapping of the tree-like elongated structure of the patient; a method for simultaneous mapping of a tree-like elongated structure; and corresponding apparatuses are also described.

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Xinyun Li