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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seoul National University R&db Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Yu-mi Sohn, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yeong-gil Shin, Seoul, KR;
Dong-geon Oh, Incheon, KR;
Ho-chul Kang, Seoul, KR;
Ki-won Sohn, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for medical imaging executed by an apparatus including a processor includes determining a start block of volume rendering based on respective maximum values of blocks positioned on a path of a light beam; acquiring a value of the light beam based on first sampling values acquired by sampling the start block; setting a processing order for remaining blocks positioned on the path of the light beam based on respective distances between the start block and the remaining blocks; determining whether a next block, according to the processing order, is to be processed, by comparing a maximum value of the next block with the value of the light beam; and comparing second sampling values acquired by sampling the next block with the value of the light beam and updating the value of the light beam according to a comparison result, in response to the maximum value of the next block being greater than the value of the light beam.