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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventor:
Robert Schneider, Rosstal, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2011.01); G06T 15/55 (2011.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/506 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 15/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of processing a volumetric dataset for imaging includes receiving a volumetric dataset comprising data for imaging and determining an irradiance value at a given point in the volumetric dataset. In an embodiment, the method includes performing a selection process to select one or more of a plurality of irradiance data structures and storing the irradiance value in the or each selected irradiance data structure.