METHOD OF REDUCING THE X-RAY DOSE IN AN X-RAY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210345982A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17320579

    申请日:2021-05-14

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Inventor: Henrik ÖJELUND

    Abstract: A method of reducing the x-ray dose of a patient in an x-ray system includes defining a region of interest of the patient, obtaining at least two tracking images of a tracking element taken with at least one camera having a known positional relationship relative to an x-ray source and/or sensor, determining any movement of the tracking element between the acquisition of at least two tracking images, adjusting the collimator of the x-ray source to compensate for any movement of the tracking element between the acquisition of the at least two tracking images, providing that the field of exposure of the x-ray source is confined to the region of interest and obtaining at least one x-ray image of the region of interest after the adjustment of the collimator.

    CALIBRATION OBJECT FOR AN X-RAY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210315537A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17270152

    申请日:2019-08-23

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Inventor: Bo ESBECH

    Abstract: Disclosed is a calibration object for an x-ray system and an optical system, the calibration object comprising: a first part made of a first material having a matte surface, the first material having a first attenuation coefficient of x-rays; a second part made of a second material having a second attenuation coefficient of x-rays different from the attenuation coefficient of the first material; wherein the first part is attached to the second part so that one or more features are detectable by one or more optical cameras.

    SNAPPING OF DENTURE TEETH
    23.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210282905A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17332412

    申请日:2021-05-27

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Inventor: Rune FISKER

    Abstract: A method for digitally designing a denture for a patient, where the denture includes a plurality of denture teeth, where designing the denture includes transforming denture teeth of the denture, wherein the method includes obtaining a 3D scan of the upper jaw and lower jaw of the patient; obtaining a digital 3D arrangement of the denture teeth, where the denture teeth are pre-set in occlusion; digitally arranging the 3D scan of the upper jaw and lower jaw relative to the 3D arrangement of the denture teeth; digitally grouping the denture teeth in four groups, the four groups includes an upper anterior group, a lower anterior group, a left posterior group, and a right posterior group; and digitally arranging the upper anterior group first, the left and right posterior groups second and the lower anterior group third.

    Focus scanning apparatus
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11076146B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US17206581

    申请日:2021-03-19

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: A scanner includes a camera, a light source for generating a probe light incorporating a spatial pattern, an optical system for transmitting the probe light towards the object and for transmitting at least a part of the light returned from the object to the camera, a focus element within the optical system for varying a position of a focus plane of the spatial pattern on the object, unit for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, unit for evaluating a correlation measure at each focus plane position between at least one image pixel and a weight function, a processor for determining the in-focus position(s) of each of a plurality of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, or each of a plurality of groups of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, and transforming in-focus data into 3D real world coordinates.

    METHOD OF MODIFYING THE GINGIVAL PART OF A VIRTUAL MODEL OF A SET OF TEETH

    公开(公告)号:US20210107272A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17108185

    申请日:2020-12-01

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of generating and modifying a virtual model of a set of teeth, where the method provides that a restoration can be inserted into a physical model of the set of teeth manufactured from the virtual model of the set of teeth. A method of and a system for generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for manufacturing a physical model of the set of teeth, and to a physical model of a set of teeth.

    Dental preparation guide
    28.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10918458B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16208719

    申请日:2018-12-04

    Applicant: 3Shape A/S

    Abstract: A method for validating a preparation of at least one tooth in a prepared set of teeth for determining whether the prepared tooth is capable of accepting a dental restoration includes obtaining a virtual dental preparation guide configured for validating the preparation of the at least one tooth; obtaining a digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth; visualizing the virtual dental preparation guide together with the digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth; and validating from the visualization of the virtual dental preparation guide together with the digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth whether the prepared at least one tooth is shaped such that it can accept the dental restoration.

    PREDICTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DENTAL CONDITION

    公开(公告)号:US20200281697A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16305709

    申请日:2017-05-29

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: Disclosed is method, a user interface, a computer program product and a system for predicting future development of a dental condition of a patient's set of teeth, wherein the method comprises: —obtaining two or more digital 3D representations for the teeth recorded at different points in time; —deriving based on the obtained digital 3D representations a formula expressing the development of the dental condition in terms of at least one parameter as a function of time; and —predicting the future development of the condition based on the derived formula.

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