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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Ertl, Usingen, DE;
Assignee:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/40 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/000096 (2022.02); A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0062 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/40 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10101 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for multimodal imaging of dermal and mucosal lesions. The method includes using at least two imaging modalities from which one is a 3D scan of the lesion, and, additionally providing information on the distance and angulation between scanning device and the dermis or mucosa and mapping at least the second modality over the 3D data.