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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ismail Ben Ayed, London, CA;
Kumaradevan Punithakumar, London, CA;
Seyed-Parsa Hojjat, London, CA;
Gregory Garvin, London, CA;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to methods and apparatus to generate three-dimensional spinal renderings. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving initial user input identifying a vertebra on a spinal image. In response to receiving the initial user input, simultaneously detecting inter-vertebral discs and vertebral bodies. The computer-implemented method includes displaying the detected inter-vertebral discs and vertebral bodies.