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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
3shape A/s, Copenhagen K, DK;
Inventors:
Ole P. Wiese, Brønshøj, DK;
Thomas Sangild Sørensen, Aarhus C, DK;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/14 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); A61B 6/03 (2013.01); A61B 6/145 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/5223 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for generating a panoramic image of a patient includes obtaining a digital 3D surface representation of at least a part of the patient's teeth; using the obtained digital 3D surface representation to define a customized path following the arch form of the patient's teeth; obtaining a plurality of x-ray images of at least a part of one of the patient's jaws and/or teeth; and generating the panoramic image of the patient using the customized path.