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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Manfred Koch, Röttenbach, DE;
Stefan Lautenschläger, Hausen, DE;
Manfred Koch, Röttenbach, DE;
Stefan Lautenschläger, Hausen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
An image processing system in the medical field is provided. The system for processing image data includes at lest two graphics processors, at least one renderer module for rendering image data and at least one reconstruction module for volume reconstruction. In a first operating mode of the system in which at least one reconstruction module is inactive, the instructions of at least one renderer module is able to be executed by at least two of the graphics processors. In a second operating mode of the system in which at least one reconstruction module is active, the instructions of at least one renderer module and the instructions of at least one reconstruction module is able to be executed separately on different graphics processors of the said graphics processors. During operation in one of the two operating modes, a switch can be made to the other operating mode in each case.