Image display apparatus

A template generation apparatus for generating a template defining display parameters for displaying an image, the template generation apparatus comprising:

• an image providing unit for providing several images of the object,
• an anatomical feature detecting unit for detecting anatomical features in the images,
• an input unit for allowing a user to input desired display parameters defining a displaying of the images,
• a desired display parameters storing unit for storing the desired display parameters for the several images,
• a template generation unit for generating a template, which defines display parameters for displaying the image based on anatomical features and further based on significance values assigned to the anatomical features, depending on the several stored desired display parameters and the anatomical features detected in the corresponding several images, the significance values defining a degree of consideration of the respective anatomical feature while determining the display parameters by using the generated template.

An image display method for displaying an image of an object, the image display method comprising:

• providing an image of the object,
• providing a template defining display parameters for displaying an image based on anatomical features of the object and further based on significance values assigned to the anatomical features, the significance values defining a degree of consideration of the respective anatomical feature while determining the display parameters,
• detecting several anatomical features in the image,
• determining a display parameter based on the detected anatomical features the template, and
• displaying the image in accordance with the determined display parameter.

A template generation method for generating a template defining display parameters for displaying an image, the template generation method comprising:

• providing several images of the object,
• detecting anatomical features in the images,
• allowing a user to input desired display parameters defining a displaying of the images,
• storing the desired display parameters for the several images,
• generating a template, which defines display parameters for displaying the image based on anatomical features and further based on significance values assigned to the anatomical features, depending on the several stored desired display parameters and the anatomical features detected in the corresponding several images, the significance values defining a degree of consideration of the respective anatomical feature while determining the display parameters by using the generated template.