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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Martin Weibrecht, Aachen, DE;
Olivier Ecabert, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Gundolf Kiefer, Aachen, DE;
Martin Weibrecht, Aachen, DE;
Olivier Ecabert, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Gundolf Kiefer, Aachen, DE;
Other;
Abstract
A method allowing display of time-varying merged high resolution and low resolution image data with a smooth frame rate. In one embodiment the high resolution data is structural image data and the low resolution image data is functional image data. The functional image data is gathered () into groups and each group is rendered and merged () together. The merged images produced are then stored () in a First In First Out (FIFO) buffer for display. While the merged images are displayed the next set of functional image data is merged and rendered and supplied to the FIFO buffer, allowing a smooth frame rate to be achieved. A computer program and a medical imaging apparatus using the method are also disclosed.