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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Annette Birkhold, Stuttgart, DE;
Karthik Shetty, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A patient model for mapping a set of pose parameters and a set of shape parameters onto a surface grid is provided. Patient image data that represents a spine of a patient is provided, and a patient-specific set of pose parameters and a patient-specific set of shape parameters are determined based on the patient image data. An initial surface grid that represents the spine in an initial state with spine curvature is calculated. The calculation includes applying the patient model to the patient-specific set of pose parameters and the patient-specific set of shape parameters. A target surface grid that represents the spine of the patient in a target state with a straightened spine is provided. By comparing the target surface grid with the initial surface grid, a displacement field for the spine is determined and, depending on the displacement field, support information is generated and displayed visually.