Efficient rib plane visualization via auto augmentation

An imagining apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the imaging apparatus to:
• receive data representative of a three-dimensional diagnostic image, the three-dimensional diagnostic image including one or more ribs of a subject;
• segment the one or more ribs according to the received data representative of the three dimensional diagnostic image;
• detect and label rib centerlines from the rib segmentation;
• calculate separately for each rib a fit plane corresponding to the rib centerline;
• determine out of plane rib parts for each rib;
• generate a visualization of the ribs individually or as rib pars;
• and
• generate an augmented visualization for out of plane rib parts.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing processing circuitry to execute a process, the process comprising:

• receiving data representative of a three-dimensional diagnostic image, the three-dimensional diagnostic image including one or more ribs of a subject;
• segmenting the one or more ribs according to the received data representative of the three dimensional diagnostic image;
• detecting and labeling rib centerlines from the rib segmentation;
• calculating separately for each rib a fit plane corresponding to the rib centerline;
• determining out of plane rib parts for each rib;
• generating a visualization of the ribs individually or as rib pars;
• and
• generating an augmented visualization for out of plane rib parts.