Real-time detail highlighting on 3D models

    公开(公告)号:US09922459B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US15065511

    申请日:2016-03-09

    摘要: A dental CAD/CAM application generates a 3D model representing a patient's dental anatomy. This model may be a 3D surface. The surface may also be textured with either a monochrome or color image superimposed. The display routine that is used to display the 3D model is enhanced to adjust the contrast in the region of a displayed mouse pointer (or other input device) as a user explores the display image. When this feature is activated and the mouse pointer positioned, preferably the texturing on the 3D model is recomputed in that local area and redisplayed showing greater contrast and detail. Preferably, the contrast is increased from a center to an edge of the area of contrast. Having the texturing of the model being improved and highlighted around the margin is desirable, as it allows the user to see more easily where the margin is located.

    Swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) method and system
    3.
    发明授权
    Swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) method and system 有权
    扫频源光学相干断层扫描(OCT)方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08928888B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-06

    申请号:US13729643

    申请日:2012-12-28

    IPC分类号: G01B9/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for a swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system utilizing a fast scanning mechanism in the sample arm and a slowly swept light source. The position data is collected rapidly while the wavelength of the source is swept slowly. The system reduces the sweep speed requirements of the light source enabling higher power, greater imaging range, and linear sweeps of the source frequency. The OCT components (or most of them) may be implemented within a hand held imaging probe. In operation, a triangulation scan may be used to orient the imaging probe with respect to a fixed coordinate system; preferably, OCT data captured by the device is then transformed to that same orientation with respect to the fixed coordinate system to improve the scanning results.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种利用样本臂中的快速扫描机构和慢扫描光源的扫描光学相干断层摄影(OCT)系统的方法和装置。 快速收集位置数据,同时缓慢扫描信号源的波长。 该系统降低了光源的扫描速度要求,从而实现更高的功率,更大的成像范围和源频率的线性扫描。 OCT组件(或大多数组件)可以在手持成像探针中实现。 在操作中,可以使用三角测量扫描来相对于固定的坐标系来定向成像探针; 优选地,由设备捕获的OCT数据然后相对于固定坐标系变换到相同的取向以改善扫描结果。

    Swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) method and system

    公开(公告)号:US20130182260A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-18

    申请号:US13729643

    申请日:2012-12-28

    IPC分类号: G01B9/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for a swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system utilizing a fast scanning mechanism in the sample arm and a slowly swept light source. The position data is collected rapidly while the wavelength of the source is swept slowly. The system reduces the sweep speed requirements of the light source enabling higher power, greater imaging range, and linear sweeps of the source frequency. The OCT components (or most of them) may be implemented within a hand held imaging probe. In operation, a triangulation scan may be used to orient the imaging probe with respect to a fixed coordinate system; preferably, OCT data captured by the device is then transformed to that same orientation with respect to the fixed coordinate system to improve the scanning results.

    Intra-oral scanning device with integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT)

    公开(公告)号:US11925435B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17836606

    申请日:2022-06-09

    摘要: An intra-oral scanning device includes a light source and an optical system, and communicates with a display system. The device provides for more efficient transmission and capture of images. It integrates OCT scanning with RGB-based scanning. In operation, the device is used for recording topological characteristics of teeth, dental impressions, or stone models by digital methods and for use in CAD/CAM of dental restorative prosthetic devices. To that end, the RGB-based scan obtains surface data (e.g., a margin), while the OCT scan penetrates the surface. The two scanners operate from within the same physical housing and preferably at the same time such that only one scanning pass (to obtain all necessary data) is required. The 3D data obtained from the OCT scan is registered with the 3D data obtained from the RGB-based scan by virtue of being captured using a common return path. Preferably, the 3D surface data is used to align the volume data, such that the OCT scan operates over a much sparser scanning volume than would otherwise be required if the OCT scan were carried out separately. In this manner, there is less stitching of data required to build the output images, thereby enabling a “one-pass” operation.

    Intra-oral scanning device with integrated Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

    公开(公告)号:US20220296103A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17836606

    申请日:2022-06-09

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00

    摘要: An intra-oral scanning device includes a light source and an optical system, and communicates with a display system. The device provides for more efficient transmission and capture of images. It integrates OCT scanning with RGB-based scanning. In operation, the device is used for recording topological characteristics of teeth, dental impressions, or stone models by digital methods and for use in CAD/CAM of dental restorative prosthetic devices. To that end, the RGB-based scan obtains surface data (e.g., a margin), while the OCT scan penetrates the surface. The two scanners operate from within the same physical housing and preferably at the same time such that only one scanning pass (to obtain all necessary data) is required. The 3D data obtained from the OCT scan is registered with the 3D data obtained from the RGB-based scan by virtue of being captured using a common return path. Preferably, the 3D surface data is used to align the volume data, such that the OCT scan operates over a much sparser scanning volume than would otherwise be required if the OCT scan were carried out separately. In this manner, there is less stitching of data required to build the output images, thereby enabling a “one-pass” operation.

    Real-time detail highlighting on 3D models

    公开(公告)号:US10586388B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15926625

    申请日:2018-03-20

    摘要: A dental CAD/CAM application generates a 3D model representing a patient's dental anatomy. This model may be a 3D surface. The surface may also be textured with either a monochrome or color image superimposed. The display routine that is used to display the 3D model is enhanced to adjust the contrast in the region of a displayed mouse pointer (or other input device) as a user explores the display image. When this feature is activated and the mouse pointer positioned, preferably the texturing on the 3D model is recomputed in that local area and redisplayed showing greater contrast and detail. Preferably, the contrast is increased from a center to an edge of the area of contrast. Having the texturing of the model being improved and highlighted around the margin is desirable, as it allows the user to see more easily where the margin is located.

    Intra-oral scanner with color tip assembly
    9.
    发明申请
    Intra-oral scanner with color tip assembly 审中-公开
    带彩色头组件的口内扫描仪

    公开(公告)号:US20160330355A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-10

    申请号:US15065542

    申请日:2016-03-09

    摘要: A technique to enable an existing monochrome camera in an intra-oral scanner to capture color images without making hardware changes to the camera. This operation is achieved by retrofitting a “tip” assembly of the scanner with red, green and blue light emitting diodes (LEDs), and then driving those diodes to illuminate the scene being captured by the scanner. Electronics in or associated with the scanner are operative to synchronize the LEDs to the frame capture of the monochrome camera in the device. A color image is created by combining the red-, green- and blue-illuminated images. Thus, color imagery is created from a monochrome camera and, in particular, by illuminating the screen with specific colors while the camera captures images. In this manner, single colored images are captured and combined into full color images. The system captures the color images with full resolution and sensitivity, thus producing higher quality full color images.

    摘要翻译: 使口腔内扫描仪中的现有单色相机能够拍摄彩色图像而不对相机进行硬件改变的技术。 该操作通过用红色,绿色和蓝色发光二极管(LED)改装扫描仪的“提示”组件来实现,然后驱动这些二极管照亮由扫描仪捕获的场景。 与扫描仪相关联的电子器件可操作以将LED同步到设备中的单色相机的帧捕获。 通过组合红色,绿色和蓝色照明图像创建彩色图像。 因此,彩色图像是从单色相机创建的,特别是在相机拍摄图像时通过用特定颜色照亮屏幕。 以这种方式,捕获单色图像并将其组合成全色图像。 该系统以全分辨率和灵敏度捕获彩色图像,从而产生更高质量的全色图像。