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US 12,217,855 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for altering 3D datasets
OwnerRobert Edwin Douglas, David Byron Douglasinventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a simulation of a change of a three-dimensional dataset of a physical item is disclosed. Voxels within the three-dimensional dataset are modified to mimic the change. Some embodiments comprise using artificial intelligence algorithm to determine the change. Simulations can be performed over multiple time points.
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A method of altering an imaging examination comprising:
- using a three-dimensional dataset of a portion of a physical item,
- wherein said three-dimensional dataset is comprised of voxels, and
- wherein said voxels in said three-dimensional dataset have numerical values;
- modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset to generate a simulated change of said physical item comprising:
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset comprises altering numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset,
- wherein said altering said numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset is performed in accordance with said simulated change of said physical item,
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset creates a modified three-dimensional dataset, and
- wherein said modified three-dimensional dataset comprises said simulated change;
- and
- displaying said modified three-dimensional dataset to a user.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable code thereon, the medium comprising instructions for altering an imaging examination comprising:
- using a three-dimensional dataset of a portion of a physical item,
- wherein said three-dimensional dataset is comprised of voxels, and
- wherein said voxels in said three-dimensional dataset have numerical values;
- modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset to generate a simulated change of said physical item comprising:
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset comprises altering numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset,
- wherein said altering said numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset is performed in accordance with said simulated change of said physical item,
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset creates a modified three-dimensional dataset, and
- wherein said modified three-dimensional dataset comprises said simulated change;
- and
- displaying said modified three-dimensional dataset to a user.
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A computer system comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor;
- a communications interface;
- an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface;
- and
- wherein the memory is encoded with an application, that when performed on the processor, provides a process for simulating physiology in an imaging examination, the process causing the computer system to perform the operations of:
- using a three-dimensional dataset of a portion of a physical item,
- wherein said three-dimensional dataset is comprised of voxels, and
- wherein said voxels in said three-dimensional dataset have numerical values;
- modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset to generate a simulated change of said physical item comprising:
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset comprises altering numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset,
- wherein said altering said numerical values of voxels corresponding to said physical item of said three-dimensional dataset is performed in accordance with said simulated change of said physical item,
- wherein said modifying voxels of said three-dimensional dataset creates a modified three-dimensional dataset, and
- wherein said modified three-dimensional dataset comprises said simulated change;
- and
- displaying said modified three-dimensional dataset to a user.
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