US 2021/0201493 A1 · AUTOMATIC DEMARCATION OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and programs are disclosed herein for automatically demarcating segments of an anatomical structure and include providing a processor having a memory, receiving and storing three-dimensional (3D) model data of an anatomical structure of a patient in the memory, generating positional information to orient 3D model data of the anatomical structure, identifying at least one segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the positional information, demarcating the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment, and providing, for display, the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment.

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Dependent claims

A method for automatically demarcating segments of an anatomical structure, comprising:

providing a processor having a memory;
receiving and storing three-dimensional (3D) model data of an anatomical structure of a patient in the memory;
generating positional information to orient the 3D model data of the anatomical structure;
identifying at least one segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the positional information;
demarcating the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment;
and
providing, for display, the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment.

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A system for automatically demarcating segments of an anatomical structure, comprising:

a processor comprising a memory;
and
a display in communication with the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive and store three-dimensional (3D) model data of a patient's anatomical structure in the memory;
generate a skeleton axis of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure;
generate positional information to orient the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the skeleton axis;
identify at least one segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the skeleton axis and the positional information;
demarcate the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment;
and
communicate with the display to display the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment on the display.

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A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing program instructions for automatically demarcating segments of three-dimensional (3D) model data of a patient's anatomical structure by causing a computer to execute the steps of:

receiving and storing the three-dimensional (3D) model data of the patient's anatomical structure of a patient;
generating a skeleton axis of the 3D model data of the patient's anatomical structure;
generating positional information to orient 3D model data of the patient's anatomical structure based on the skeleton axis;
identifying at least one segment of the 3D model data of the patient's anatomical structure based on the skeleton axis and the positional information;
demarcating the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the patient's anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment;
and
providing, for display, the 3D model data of the patient's anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic demarcation of anatomical structures

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