Enhanced coronary viewing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorCornelis Pieter Visser
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Abstract
Movies of volume rendered medical images that give an impression of the anatomy, become more and more important, because this type of visualization comes close to reality. An apparatus for creating a fly-path movie of a volume rendered medical image dataset is provided. The apparatus is configured to perform segmentation of an object, such as the coronary arteries, in the medical image dataset, such that key images on the fly-path may be defined with different classification and opacity. By fading from one to the other the coronaries are visualized one by one in an optimal way. A method, computer-readable medium and use are also provided.
Claims18
An apparatus (20) for processing of an image dataset comprising an object, said apparatus comprising:
- a segmentation unit (21) configured to perform image segmentation of said object,
- an input unit (22) configured to retrieve a predetermined set of key images being comprised in the image dataset,
- a processing unit (23) configured to process each key image to have a predetermined classification, based on said segmented object and said key images, resulting in a set of processed key images,
- an interpolation unit (24) configured to interpolate intermediate images along a path between the processed key images, and wherein said processing unit (23) is further configured to calculate a classification of each interpolated image, and
- a movie creation unit (25) configured to create a sequence of images, comprising the processed key images and the interpolated images.
A method for processing of an image dataset comprising an object, said method comprising:
- performing (71) image segmentation of said object,
- retrieving (72) a predetermined set of key images being comprised in the image dataset,
- processing (73) each key image to have a predefined classification, based on said key images and said segmented object, resulting in a set of processed key images,
- interpolating (74) intermediate images located on a path between the processed key images, and wherein the processing further comprises calculating a classification of each interpolated image, and
- creating (75) a sequence of images, comprising the processed key images and the interpolated images.
A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing of an image dataset comprising an object, said computer program comprises:
- a segmentation code segment (81) for performing image segmentation of said object,
- a retrieve code segment (82) for retrieving a predetermined set of key images being comprised in the image dataset,
- a process code segment (83) for processing each key image to have a predefined classification, based on the key images and said segmented object, resulting in a set of processed key images,
- an interpolation code segment (84) for interpolating intermediate images located along a path between the processed key images, and wherein the process code segment (83) further comprises calculating a classification of each interpolated image,
- a movie creating code segment (85) for creating a sequence of images, comprising the processed key images and the interpolated images.
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