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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Mark Vincent Profio, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Darin Okerlund, Muskego, WI (US);
Karen Procknow, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Ann Christine Hole, Greenville, OH (US);
Mark Vincent Profio, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Darin Okerlund, Muskego, WI (US);
Karen Procknow, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Ann Christine Hole, Greenville, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying medical images are provided. The method includes performing three-dimensional (3D) volume visualization on a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images acquired continuously. The method further includes combining the 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volumes representing the 3D volume visualizations over a period of time and displaying at least one 4D volume.