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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Saso Koceski, Skopje, MK;
Filip Shteriev, Skopje, MK;
Domenico Ciambrone, L'Aquila, IT;
Lionel Lenkinski, Ontario, CA;
Robert Lenkinski, Dallas, TX (US);
Saso Koceski, Skopje, MK;
Filip Shteriev, Skopje, MK;
Domenico Ciambrone, L'Aquila, IT;
Lionel Lenkinski, Ontario, CA;
Robert Lenkinski, Dallas, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
Systems and methods for segmenting a nerve in a three-dimensional image volume obtained with a magnetic resonance imaging ('MRI') system are provided. A three-dimensional image volume that depicts a nerve and surrounding anatomical structures is provided and from that image volume the nerve is segmented. At least one control point is selected as a point in the image volume that is associated with the nerve. The three-dimensional volume corresponding to the nerve is then generated by propagating the three-dimensional volume outward from the selected at least one control point and through the image volume. The extracted three-dimensional volume corresponding to the nerve can be displayed while selectively displaying the surrounding anatomical structures.