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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
David J. Vining, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gordon W. Hunt, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David K. Ahn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David R. Stelts, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Yaorong GE, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Paul F. Hemler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tiffany W. Salido, Cullowhee, NC (US);
David J. Vining, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gordon W. Hunt, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David K. Ahn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David R. Stelts, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Yaorong Ge, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Paul F. Hemler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tiffany W. Salido, Cullowhee, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A system, and computer implemented method are provided for interactively displaying three-dimensional structures. Three-dimensional volume data () is formed from a series of two-dimensional images () representing at least one physical property associated with the three-dimensional structure, such as a body organ having a lumen. A wire frame model of a selected region of interest is generated (). The wireframe model is then deformed or reshaped to more accurately represent the region of interest (). Vertices of the wire frame model may be grouped into regions having a characteristic indicating abnormal structure, such as a lesion. Finally, the deformed wire frame model may be rendered in an interactive three-dimensional display.