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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
David J. Vining, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gordon W. Hunt, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David K. Ahn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David R. Stelts, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Yaorong GE, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Paul F. Hemler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tiffany W. Salido, Cullowhee, NC (US);
David J. Vining, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gordon W. Hunt, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David K. Ahn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David R. Stelts, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Yaorong Ge, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Paul F. Hemler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tiffany W. Salido, Cullowhee, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A computer system and a computer-implemented method are provided for interactively displaying a three-dimensional rendering of a structure having a lumen and for indicating regions of abnormal wall structure. A three-dimensional volume of data is formed from a series of two-dimensional images representing at least one physical property associated with the three-dimensional structure. An isosurface of a selected region of interest is created by a computer from the volume of data based on a selected value or values of a physical property representing the selected region of interest. A wireframe model of the isosurface is generated by the computer wherein the wireframe model includes a plurality of vertices. The vertices are then grouped into populations of contiguous vertices having a characteristic indicating abnormal wall structure by the computer. The wireframe model is then rendered by the computer in an interactive three-dimensional display to indicate the populations of abnormal wall structure.