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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Helko Lehmann, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Helko Lehmann, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system () for visualizing medical image data, the system comprising: a first display unit () for displaying a first view of the medical image data; an indication unit () for indicating a location on the displayed first view; a trigger unit () for triggering an event; an identification unit () for identifying an anatomical structure comprised in the medical image data, based on the indicated location on the displayed first view, in response to the triggered event; a selection unit () for selecting a part of the medical image data based on the identified anatomical structure; and a second display unit () for displaying a second view of the selected part of the medical image data, thereby visualizing the medical image data. Thus, the system () allows for visualizing an anatomical structure of interest comprised in the part of the medical image data.