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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Lutz Gündel, Erlangen, DE;
Lutz Gündel, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for registering volume data records of the intestine which were recorded in different positions of a patient. In at least one embodiment of the method, an approximate registration is firstly performed on the basis of central lines. In a subsequent detailed registration, the approximate registration is refined on the basis of local anatomical features in the intestine, for example by using the profile of folds and/or the distance of intestinal sections from fixed points of the intestine. At least one embodiment of the method and/or the apparatus permit a more accurate registration of the at least two volume data records.