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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Hongjian Shi, Souderton, PA (US);
Arun Singh, North Wales, PA (US);
Ed Marandola, Gwynedd, PA (US);
Uwe Mundry, Landrum, SC (US);
Somchai Kreang-arekul, Nonthaburi, TH;
Hongjian Shi, Souderton, PA (US);
Arun Singh, North Wales, PA (US);
Ed Marandola, Gwynedd, PA (US);
Uwe Mundry, Landrum, SC (US);
Somchai Kreang-arekul, Nonthaburi, TH;
Imaging Sciences International LLC, Hatfield, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and a system for generating a panoramic x-ray image by obtaining volumetric x-ray image data having a first plurality of slices, segmenting the x-ray image data into a first portion above a vertical threshold and a second portion below the vertical threshold, and separating the second portion into a second plurality of slices. Further, the method and the system include generating a plurality of curves for each slice in the second plurality of slices, generating a master arch for the second plurality of slices, and generating a panoramic image based on the master arch.