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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Johannes Catharina Antonius Op DE Beek, Eindhoven, NL;
Reiner Koppe, Hamburg, DE;
Erhard Paul Artur Klotz, Nuemuenster, DE;
Johannes Catharina Antonius Op De Beek, Eindhoven, NL;
Reiner Koppe, Hamburg, DE;
Erhard Paul Artur Klotz, Nuemuenster, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
For imaging a 3D data set the method of the invention comprises the following steps in succession: acquisition of images, reconstructing a 3D data set, followed by visualization, the reconstruction being started with a limited initial range of orientations around the direction of a local midprojection from a starting point so as to be visualized, the acquisition being continued during visualization and the reconstruction being updated in accordance with the additional acquisition obtained up to a final result. In particular, the selected part comprises a first visualization covering a range of from about 40° to 60°, with a midprojection at about from 20° to 30°.