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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Applicants:
Ewoosoft Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Vatech Ewoo Holdings Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Ewoosoft Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
VATECH EWOO Holdings Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/205 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 2215/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for 3D visualization of the root canal curvature of a tooth. The method includes (a) displaying a CT image of one or more teeth on the basis of CT image data, (b) three-dimensionally rendering at least a portion of the root canal of a target tooth when a dental practitioner selects the target tooth from the CT image, and (c) visualizing a curvature in a region of the root canal that is three-dimensionally rendered using a visual factor.