Apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal 3D rendering
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal 3D rendering 失效
    用于实时音量处理和通用3D渲染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06674430B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-06

    申请号:US09354876

    申请日:1999-07-16

    IPC分类号: G06T1700

    CPC分类号: G06T15/005 G06T15/08

    摘要: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The plurality of rendering pipelines each preferably include hardware for interpolation, shading, FIFO buffering, communication and table lookups. The apparatus of the present invention may be coupled to a geometry pipeline for mixing surfaces, images and volumes together in a single image. A method for performing volumetric ray casting of a 3D volume includes the steps of calculating a distance along a major projection axis from a predefined viewpoint; dividing the volume into a plurality of consecutive regions having exponentially increasing bounds; casting a plurality of rays from the viewpoint through the volume; either merging two or more rays or splitting one or more rays at the region boundaries; and repeating the ray casting and merging/splitting steps until the entire volume has been processed. The apparatus and methods of the present invention achieve true real-time performance for high-resolution volume rendering, mixing surfaces and volumes in a single image, and accelerating other imaging operations, including texture mapping and image-based rendering.

    摘要翻译: 用于实时卷处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法。 该装置包括多个三维(3D)存储器单元; 用于提供全局水平通信的至少一个像素总线; 多个渲染管线; 至少一个几何总线; 和控制单元。 多个渲染管线各自优选地包括用于内插,着色,FIFO缓冲,通信和表查找的硬件。 本发明的装置可以耦合到几何管线,用于将表面,图像和体积一起在单个图像中混合。 用于执行3D体积的体积射线投射的方法包括以下步骤:从预定视点计算沿主投影轴的距离; 将体积分成具有指数增加界限的多个连续区域; 从视点投射多个光线通过该体积; 合并两个或更多个射线或在区域边界处分裂一个或多个射线; 并重复射线投射和合并/分割步骤直到整个体积被处理。 本发明的装置和方法实现了用于高分辨率体绘制,单个图像中的混合曲面和体积的真实实时性能,并且加速了包括纹理映射和基于图像的渲染的其他成像操作。

    Apparatus and Method for Real-Time Volume Processing and Universal Three-Dimensional Rendering
    2.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and Method for Real-Time Volume Processing and Universal Three-Dimensional Rendering 失效
    用于实时卷处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070206008A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-06

    申请号:US11556993

    申请日:2006-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06T15/20

    CPC分类号: G06T15/08 G06T15/06 G06T15/40

    摘要: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The apparatus includes a block processor having a circular ray integration pipeline for processing voxel data and ray data. Rays are generally processed in image order thus permitting great flexibility (e.g., perspective projection, global illumination). The block processor includes a splatting unit and a scattering unit. A method for casting shadows and performing global illumination in relation to light sources includes sweeping a two dimensional array of rays through the volume can also be implemented with the apparatus. A method for approximating a perspective projection includes using parallel projection.

    摘要翻译: 用于实时卷处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法。 该装置包括多个三维(3D)存储器单元; 用于提供全局水平通信的至少一个像素总线; 多个渲染管线; 至少一个几何总线; 和控制单元。 该装置包括具有用于处理体素数据和射线数据的圆形射线集成管线的块处理器。 通常以图像顺序处理光线,从而允许很大的灵活性(例如,透视投影,全局照明)。 块处理器包括分散单元和散射单元。 用于投射阴影和执行与光源相关的全局照明的方法包括扫描通过该体积的二维阵列的射线也可以用该装置来实现。 用于近似透视投影的方法包括使用平行投影。

    Apparatus and method for volume processing and rendering
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for volume processing and rendering 失效
    用于体积处理和渲染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07133041B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-07

    申请号:US10204685

    申请日:2001-02-26

    IPC分类号: G06T15/00

    CPC分类号: G06T15/08 G06T15/06 G06T15/40

    摘要: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The apparatus includes a block processor having a circular ray integration pipeline for processing voxel data and ray data. Rays are generally processed in image order thus permitting great flexibility (e.g., perspective projection, global illumination). The block processor includes a splatting unit and a scattering unit. A method for casting shadows and performing global illumination in relation to light sources includes sweeping a two dimensional array of rays through the volume can also be implemented with the apparatus. A method for approximating a perspective projection includes using parallel projection.

    摘要翻译: 用于实时卷处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法。 该装置包括多个三维(3D)存储器单元; 用于提供全局水平通信的至少一个像素总线; 多个渲染管线; 至少一个几何总线; 和控制单元。 该装置包括具有用于处理体素数据和射线数据的圆形射线集成管线的块处理器。 通常以图像顺序处理光线,从而允许很大的灵活性(例如,透视投影,全局照明)。 块处理器包括分散单元和散射单元。 用于投射阴影和执行与光源相关的全局照明的方法包括扫描通过该体积的二维阵列的射线也可以用该装置来实现。 用于近似透视投影的方法包括使用平行投影。

    Apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering 失效
    用于实时体积处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07471291B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-30

    申请号:US11556993

    申请日:2006-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06T17/00

    CPC分类号: G06T15/08 G06T15/06 G06T15/40

    摘要: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The apparatus includes a block processor having a circular ray integration pipeline for processing voxel data and ray data. Rays are generally processed in image order thus permitting great flexibility (e.g., perspective projection, global illumination). The block processor includes a splatting unit and a scattering unit. A method for casting shadows and performing global illumination in relation to light sources includes sweeping a two dimensional array of rays through the volume can also be implemented with the apparatus. A method for approximating a perspective projection includes using parallel projection.

    摘要翻译: 用于实时卷处理和通用三维渲染的装置和方法。 该装置包括多个三维(3D)存储器单元; 用于提供全局水平通信的至少一个像素总线; 多个渲染管线; 至少一个几何总线; 和控制单元。 该装置包括具有用于处理体素数据和射线数据的圆形射线集成管线的块处理器。 通常以图像顺序处理光线,从而允许很大的灵活性(例如,透视投影,全局照明)。 块处理器包括分散单元和散射单元。 用于投射阴影和执行与光源相关的全局照明的方法包括扫描通过该体积的二维阵列的射线也可以用该装置来实现。 用于近似透视投影的方法包括使用平行投影。

    Registration of scanning data acquired from different patient positions
    8.
    发明申请
    Registration of scanning data acquired from different patient positions 有权
    注册从不同病人位置获得的扫描数据

    公开(公告)号:US20060062450A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-23

    申请号:US11273430

    申请日:2005-11-14

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A system and method are provided for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object such as an organ using volume visualization techniques and exploring the image using a guided navigation system that allows the operator to travel along a flight path and to adjust the view to a particular portion of the image of interest in order, for example, to identify polyps, cysts or other abnormal features in the visualized organ; where imaging data sets are acquired using conventional two-dimensional scans of the object in both a supine and prone orientation, and correspondence between the respective data sets is determined to permit jumping from one visualization orientation to the other while remaining at the same virtual location within the organ.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于使用体积可视化技术来生成诸如器官的对象的三维可视化图像的系统和方法,并且使用允许操作者沿着飞行路径行进并且将视图调整到的视图来引导图像 感兴趣的图像的特定部分,以便例如识别可视化器官中的息肉,囊肿或其他异常特征; 其中成像数据集是使用在仰卧位和倾向取向的对象的常规二维扫描来获取的,并且各个数据集之间的对应被确定为允许从一个可视化方向跳到另一个,同时保持在相同的虚拟位置 器官。

    Imaging system and methods for cardiac analysis
    9.
    发明申请
    Imaging system and methods for cardiac analysis 审中-公开
    成像系统和心脏分析方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110206247A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US10496438

    申请日:2002-11-21

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: Imaging systems and methods for viewing medical images of human anatomy and, in particular, to a 3-dimensional imaging system that allows a user to efficiently and accurately detect and view coronary artery calcification as displayed graphically on a computer screen. In one aspect, a method for displaying medical images comprises obtaining an image dataset comprising anatomical image data (step 50), automatically grouping connected components in the image data to form groups of connected components (steps 50-57), and displaying the groups of connected components are distinguishable in the displayed image (58-59). The image dataset may comprise a volume data set and the groups of connected components comprise regions of neighboring voxels that share a similar property. The image dataset may comprise a 2-dimensional data set and the groups of connected components comprise regions of neighboring pixels that share a similar property. Different groups of connected components may be displayed in different colors and/or different opacities or certain groups may not be displayed at all.

    摘要翻译: 用于观察人体解剖结构的医学图像的成像系统和方法,特别是用于允许用户有效和准确地检测和观察冠状动脉钙化的三维成像系统,如图形显示在计算机屏幕上。 一方面,一种用于显示医学图像的方法包括获得包括解剖图像数据的图像数据集(步骤50),自动对图像数据中的连通分量进行分组以形成连接分量组(步骤50-57),并显示组 连接的组件在显示的图像中是可区分的(58-59)。 图像数据集可以包括体数据集,并且连接的组件的组包括共享相似属性的相邻体元的区域。 图像数据集可以包括2维数据集,并且连接的分量组包括共享相似属性的相邻像素的区域。 可以以不同的颜色和/或不同的不透明度显示不同组的连接的组件,或者根本不显示某些组。

    Computer aided treatment planning
    10.
    发明授权
    Computer aided treatment planning 有权
    计算机辅助治疗计划

    公开(公告)号:US07630750B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-08

    申请号:US10182217

    申请日:2001-02-05

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    摘要: A method of computer aided treatment planning is performed by generating and manipulating a three dimensional (3D) image of a region which includes at least one anatomical structure for which treatment, such as surgery, biopsy, tissue component analysis, prosthesis implantation, radiation, chemotherapy and the like, is contemplated. A virtual intervention, which simulates at least a portion of the contemplated treatment, is performed in the 3D image. The user can then determine the effect of the intervention and interactively modify the intervention for improved treatment results. Preferably, a warning is automatically provided if the intervention poses a risk of detrimental effect. The user can navigate through the contemplated region in the 3D image and assess the results. The treatment plans can be saved for comparison and post treatment evaluation.

    摘要翻译: 计算机辅助治疗计划的方法通过生成和操纵包括至少一个解剖结构的区域的三维(3D)图像来进行,所述解剖结构例如手术,活组织检查,组织成分分析,假体植入,放射,化疗 等等。 在3D图像中执行模拟预期治疗的至少一部分的虚拟介入。 然后,用户可以确定干预的效果并交互地修改干预以改善治疗结果。 优选地,如果干预造成有害影响的风险,则自动提供警告。 用户可以浏览3D图像中的预期区域并评估结果。 治疗计划可以节省进行比较和治疗后评估。