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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Gerald Lodron, Gössendorf, AT;
Marina Uray, Graz, AT;
Heinz Mayer, Graz, AT;
Peter Winkler, Graz, AT;
Gerald Lodron, Gössendorf, AT;
Marina Uray, Graz, AT;
Heinz Mayer, Graz, AT;
Peter Winkler, Graz, AT;
Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft MBH, Graz, AT;
Abstract
A method is provided comprising: obtaining first and second datasets representative of first and second images of an object at different times, respectively; obtaining a deformation field, representative of changes between the first and second data sets, by performing a rigid or non-rigid registration; generating one or more masks and/or segmentations for selecting elements of the first image; selecting elements of the first image; transforming the first dataset using the deformation field to project the selected elements onto the second image; visualizing the deformation field or previously specified portions thereof; processing the deformation field or previously specified portions thereof to obtain data representative of different predetermined types of deformation; and visualizing the deformation field or one or more selected portions thereof, thereby to visualize the predetermined types of deformations separately and to enable a differentiation between changes in the patient and changes, in particular errors in the patient's position.