Methods and apparatus to assist and facilitate vessel analysis
    1.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus to assist and facilitate vessel analysis 有权
    协助和促进血管分析的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06829379B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-07

    申请号:US09723084

    申请日:2000-11-27

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    CPC分类号: A61B6/469 A61B6/032

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for analyzing tubular structures in a patient, including steps of: selecting a region of interest and a location within the region of interest from a displayed tube-shaped tree representative of a tubular structure in a patient; identifying a centerline of a structure within the tube-shaped tree within the region of interest; and displaying one or more views of the region of interest. The view or views are selected from at least a segmented 3-D view having the region of interest identified, a curved view of the selected branch, a reformatted view dependent upon the identified centerline, and a 3-D view dependent upon the identified centerline.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例是一种用于分析患者中的管状结构的方法,包括以下步骤:从代表患者的管状结构的显示管状树中选择感兴趣区域和感兴趣区域内的位置; 识别感兴趣区域内的管状树中的结构的中心线; 并显示感兴趣区域的一个或多个视图。 视图或视图是从具有所识别的区域的至少一个分割的3-D视图中选择的,所选择的分支的曲线视图,取决于所识别的中心线的重新格式化视图,以及取决于所识别的中心线的3-D视图 。

    Methods and apparatus for graphical Rx in a multislice imaging system
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for graphical Rx in a multislice imaging system 有权
    用于多层成像系统中图形化Rx的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06061420A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US139990

    申请日:1998-08-25

    IPC分类号: G06T11/00 A61B6/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for a multislice graphic Rx display which, in one embodiment, determines a true image location in the Z axis, selects a the correct scan data for image generation, and if a scan is initiated via the GUI or via graphic Rx, determines the affect on the ISO center and DFOV, are described. More particularly, the system determines the offset from the scan plane for each image plane, so that the true image location in Z is displayed. The image offset from the scan plane is a function of the detector row thickness, the number of detector rows, the scan pitch (helical scanning only), the image thickness, and the gantry tilt angle. Further, the image thickness is selected by the user via the GUI, and constrains the image interval which is displayed on the graphic Rx display. Based on image thickness and image interval, the correct scan data is selected so that images are generated at locations exactly matching those shown on the graphic Rx display. Also, if a scan is prescribed either via the GUI or graphic Rx display, the affect on ISO center and DFOV is determined. This information is automatically updated on the graphic Rx display by modifying the cut-line position up/down to show ISO affect and by modifying the cut-line length to show DFOV.

    摘要翻译: 用于多层图形Rx显示器的方法和装置,其在一个实施例中确定Z轴中的真实图像位置,选择用于图像生成的正确扫描数据,并且如果经由GUI或经由图形Rx启动扫描,则确定 描述了对ISO中心和DFOV的影响。 更具体地,系统确定针对每个图像平面的从扫描平面的偏移,使得显示Z中的真实图像位置。 从扫描平面偏移的图像是检测器行厚度,检测器行数,扫描间距(仅螺旋扫描),图像厚度和台架倾斜角的函数。 此外,用户经由GUI选择图像厚度,并且限制在图形Rx显示器上显示的图像间隔。 基于图像厚度和图像间隔,选择正确的扫描数据,以便在与图形Rx显示屏上显示的位置完全匹配的位置生成图像。 此外,如果通过GUI或图形Rx显示来规定扫描,则确定对ISO中心和DFOV的影响。 通过修改剪切线位置上/下以显示ISO影响并通过修改剪切线长度显示DFOV,可以在图形Rx显示屏上自动更新该信息。