Method For Visualizing A Bone
AssigneeStryker European Holdings I, LLC
InventorsBernd Simon, Arno Blau
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Abstract
A method and a corresponding system are provided. The method comprises steps of providing 2D images and subsequently detecting outlines of a primary structure in each of the images. A visual representation of the 2D images is generated and the 2D images are then arranged as 2D slices in a 3D visual representation. To this end, at least two of the 2D images are taken at different imaging angles. The method provides a 3D visual representation of a region of interest comprising a primary structure to support a spatial sense of a user.
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A method for visualizing a bone, in particular a femur or a hip bone, the method comprising:
- providing 2D images of the bone wherein at least two of these 2D images are taken at different imaging angles,
- detecting outlines of a primary structure in the 2D images of the bone,
- generating visual representations of the 2D images based on the outlines, and
- arranging the visual representations of the 2D images as 2D slices in a 3D visual representation based on the different imaging angles under which the 2D images are taken for supporting a spatial sense of a user.
A system (9) for visualizing a bone, in particular a femur or a hip bone, comprising:
- a detection unit, and
- a processing unit, wherein the detection unit is configured to provide 2D images of the bone,
- wherein at least two 2D images are taken at different imaging angles,
- wherein the detection unit is further configured to detect outlines of a primary structure in the 2D images of the bone,
- wherein the processing unit is configured to generate visual representations of the 2D images based on the outlines, and
- wherein the processing unit is further configured to arrange the visual representations of the 2D images as 2D slices in a 3D visual representation based on the different imaging angles under which the 2D images are taken to support a spatial sense of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.