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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Robert Amyot, Montreal, CA;
Sebastien Nadeau, Longueuil, CA;
Stephane Pilette, Canton de Hatley, CA;
Jean-marc Rousseau, Montreal, CA;
Yanick Beaulieu, Senneville, CA;
Robert Amyot, Montreal, CA;
Sebastien Nadeau, Longueuil, CA;
Stephane Pilette, Canton de Hatley, CA;
Jean-Marc Rousseau, Montreal, CA;
Yanick Beaulieu, Senneville, CA;
Cae Healthcare Canada Inc., Saint-Laurent, Quebec, unknown;
Abstract
There is described a method for simulating an imaging process for an organ, the method comprising: retrieving from a memory a 3D volume model of the organ, the 3D volume model describing a 3D structure of the organ and a distribution of density within the 3D structure, the 3D structure representing a surface and internal features of the organ; generating a slice of the 3D model according to a position and an orientation of an imaging device, the slice including a cross-section of the surface and the internal features; rendering an image in accordance with the slice; and displaying the image.