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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Maya Ella Barley, Walton on Thames, GB;
Thijs Elenbaas, Nijmegen, NL;
Raoul Florent, Velle D'Avray, FR;
Maya Ella Barley, Walton on Thames, GB;
Thijs Elenbaas, Nijmegen, NL;
Raoul Florent, Velle D'Avray, FR;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to annotating a medical image. For an improved manual insertion of information in a medical image, it is provided to display an image () of a tubular structure; and to display a graphical representation () of at least one segmented portion of the tubular structure; wherein the graphical representation comprises at least one indicator line representing the portion's shape and/or extension; and wherein the graphical representation is displayed in combination with the image of the tubular structure; and to generate and display at least one marker () overlaid to the image of the tubular structure; wherein the marker is movable () along the graphical representation; and to position the marker at a location along the graphical representation to indicate a predetermined feature of the tubular structure.