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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011

Filed:

Feb. 07, 2006
Applicants:

Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;

Eric Thelen, Aachen, DE;

Gundolf Kiefer, Aachen, DE;

Helko Lehmann, Aachen, DE;

Ali Majidi, Aachen, DE;

Jochen Peters, Aachen, DE;

Inventors:

Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;

Eric Thelen, Aachen, DE;

Gundolf Kiefer, Aachen, DE;

Helko Lehmann, Aachen, DE;

Ali Majidi, Aachen, DE;

Jochen Peters, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, computer program and device for creating a viewing protocol for medical images is described. At least a first site of interest is identified in a medical imaging data set captured from the patient. Patient record data or computer assisted detection information can be used to identify the site of interest, which may be a potential lesion. A viewing protocol for displaying medical images to a user is planned. The viewing protocol includes a viewing path along which an image of the site of interest will be displayed. The viewing protocol also includes a trigger associated with the site of interest. When the trigger event is encountered the dynamic mode of image display is reconfigured to dynamically highlight the site of interest. The viewing protocol can then be used to control the display of images so as to provide, for example, a virtual endoscope.


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