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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Kaloian Petkov, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Daphne Yu, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/06 (2011.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06T 15/50 (2011.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 15/503 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); G06T 15/205 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
For interactive rendering in medical imaging, physically-based volume rendering of a volume of a patient may better assist physicians in diagnosis, prognosis, and/or planning. To provide for more rapid interaction, direct volume rendering is used during interaction. The rendering then transitions to physically-based rendering when there is no interaction. For smoothing the transition and/or preserving cohesive perceptual details, images from the different types of rendering may be blended in the transition and/or during interaction.