Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for processing tomographic images
AssigneeSirona Dental, Inc.
InventorsStan Mandelkern, Joseph Lasker, Fred Duewer
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program for generating clinical information. Information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object is received. Clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect is generated from a plurality of projection images.
Claims26
A method of identifying a tomographic image of a plurality of tomographic images, the method comprising:
- receiving information specifying a region of interest in at least one of a plurality of projection images or in at least one of a plurality of tomographic images reconstructed from the plurality of projection images;
- and
- identifying a tomographic image of the plurality of tomographic images, wherein the identified tomographic image is in greater focus in an area corresponding to the region of interest than others of the plurality of tomographic images.
An apparatus for identifying a tomographic image from a plurality of tomographic images, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing at least one control program, wherein the processor and the memory are operable to:
- receive information specifying a region of interest in at least one of a plurality of projection images or in at least one of a plurality of tomographic images reconstructed from plurality of projection images;
- and
- identify a tomographic image of the plurality of tomographic images, wherein the tomographic image is in greater focus in an area corresponding to the region of interest than others of the plurality of tomographic images.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method comprising:
- receiving information specifying a region of interest in at least one of a plurality of projection images or in at least one of a plurality of tomographic images reconstructed from the plurality of projection images;
- and
- identifying a tomographic image of the plurality of tomographic images, wherein the identified tomographic image is in greater focus in an area corresponding to the region of interest than others of the plurality of tomographic images.
A method for generating clinical information, comprising steps of:
- receiving information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object;
- and
- generating, from a plurality of projection images, clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect,
- wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a processor in conjunction with a memory.
An apparatus for generating clinical information, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing at least one control program,
- wherein the processor and the memory are operable to:
- receive information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object;
- and
- generate, from a plurality of projection images, clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method comprising:
- receiving information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object;
- and
- generating, from a plurality of projection images, clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.