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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2010
Applicant:
Rutger Nijlunsing, Veldhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Rutger Nijlunsing, Veldhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2013.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 2215/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Curved Planar Reformation (CPR), producing a Curved Planar Reformat, is a technique to provide a representation of an anatomical structure which is curved through a 3D volume. This reformation process can result in image artifacts, leaving it up to the user to determine what are artifacts and what are actual anatomical features. The invention provides assistance to the user by detecting areas of potential ambiguity during the CPR procedure, and distinguishing these areas on the display to the user. In this way, the user no longer needs detailed knowledge of how the CPR is performed.