Method and apparatus for adjusting a model of an anatomical structure
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsAlexandra Groth, Rolf Jürgen Weese, Heike Carolus, Jochen Peters
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Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for adjusting a model of an anatomical structure in a sequence of images of the anatomical structure. The model is placed with respect to the anatomical structure in the sequence of images. A user input is received to adjust the model in a selected image of the sequence, and based on the user input, a part of the model that lies in the selected image and a previously unadjusted part of the model that lies in one or more other images of the sequence is adjusted, whilst fixing in place a previously adjusted part of the model that lies in other images of the sequence.
Claims15
A method for adjusting a model of an anatomical structure in a sequence of images of the anatomical structure, the method comprising:
- placing the model with respect to the anatomical structure in the sequence of images;
- receiving a user input to adjust the model in a selected image of the sequence;
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- adjusting, based on the user input, a part of the model that lies in the selected image and a previously unadjusted part of the model that lies in one or more other images of the sequence, whilst fixing in place a previously adjusted part of the model that lies in other images of the sequence.
An apparatus for adjusting a model of an anatomical structure in a sequence of images of the anatomical structure, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- place the model with respect to the anatomical structure in the sequence of images;
- receive a user input to adjust the model in a selected image of the sequence;
- and
- adjust, based on the user input, a part of the model that lies in the selected image and a previously unadjusted part of the model that lies in one or more other images of the sequence, whilst fixing in place a previously adjusted part of the model that lies in other images of the sequence.
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