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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Vladimir Pekar, Toronto, CA;
Torbjoern Vik, Hamburg, DE;
Heinrich Schulz, Hamburg, DE;
David Jaffray, Etobicoke, CA;
Vladimir Pekar, Toronto, CA;
Torbjoern Vik, Hamburg, DE;
Heinrich Schulz, Hamburg, DE;
David Jaffray, Etobicoke, CA;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
When modeling anatomical structures in a patient for diagnosis or therapeutic planning, an atlas () of predesigned anatomical structure models can be accessed, and model of one or more such structures can be selected and overlaid on an a 3D image of corresponding structure(s) in a clinic image of a patient. A user can click and drag a cursor on the model to deform the model to align with the clinical image. Additionally, a processor () can generate a volumetric deformation function using splines, parametric techniques, or the like, and can deform the model to fit the image in real time, in response to user manipulation of the model.