Graphical user interface for display of anatomical information
AssigneeR2 Technology, Inc.
InventorsSusan A. Wood, Heidi Zhang, Anat Caspi, Takeshi Doi, Harlan M. Romsdahl
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Abstract
A computer-aided diagnostic method and system provide image annotation information that can include an assessment of the probability, likelihood or predictive value of detected or identified suspected abnormalities as an additional aid to the radiologist. More specifically, probability values, in numerical form and/or analog form, are added to the locational markers of the detected and suspected abnormalities. The task of a physician using such a system as disclosed is believed to be made easier by displaying markers representing different regions of interest.
Claims22
A system for rendering anatomical information of a body from tomographic data obtained from a digital imaging apparatus comprising:
- a first portion of a display for rendering a sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections obtained from said tomographic data;
- a second portion of the display for rendering a first volumetric view of the body wherein said first volumetric view includes a third dimension acquired from the sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections;
- a third portion of the display for rendering a second volumetric view of a selected feature shown in the section then being rendered on the first portion or second portion of the display;
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- a fourth portion of the display for displaying a report relating to images displayed by the system wherein the report includes a confidence level associated with a nodule.
A method for rendering anatomical information obtained by tomographic scanning of a body comprising:
- rendering on a first portion of display a sequence of axial sections, the particular section being rendered at any time being selectable by means of a scroll bar or scroll buttons;
- rendering on a second portion of the display a volumetric view of the body, said view including an indication of the position on the body of the section then being rendered on the first portion of the display;
- rendering on a third portion of the display a view of a selected feature shown in the section then being rendered on the first portion, said view being selectively rotatable about multiple axes;
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- receiving input from a user that alters what is displayed on the first, second and/or third portion of the display.
A system for rendering anatomical information of a body from tomographic data obtained from a digital imaging apparatus comprising:
- a first portion of a display for rendering a first sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections obtained from tomographic data;
- a second portion of a display for rendering a second sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections obtained from tomographic data;
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- a navigation tool for controlling the rendering of the first sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections in synchronism with the second sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections.
A graphical user interface for displaying anatomical information of a body part obtained from a computed tomography scan thereof, and for displaying information from a computer-aided detection algorithm operating on a CT data volume derived from the CT scan, comprising:
- a first display displaying a sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections generated from said CT scan;
- a second display displaying a first volumetric view of the body part, said first display and said second display each including one or more region of interest (ROI) markers corresponding to suspicious locations of the body part identified by the CAD algorithm;
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- a navigational tool comprising a plurality of graphical identifiers, each graphical identifier associated with one of said sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections, said graphical identifiers being spatially arranged along said navigational tool in a manner associated with a spatial arrangement of said sequence of tomographic sections within the CT data volume;
- wherein each of said sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections is displayed responsive to a user selection of an associated one of said graphical identifiers on said navigational tool.
A graphical user interface for displaying anatomical information of a body part from tomographic data obtained from a digital imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a first display rendering a sequence of two-dimensional tomographic sections obtained from said tomographic data, a second display rendering a first volumetric view of the body part, and a third display;
- wherein said first display and said second display each include region of interest (ROI) markers corresponding to suspicious locations of the body part identified from said tomographic data;
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- responsive to a user selection of one of said suspicious-ROI markers on either of said first or second displays, said third display renders a second volumetric view of the body part, said second volumetric view being enlarged around the suspicious location corresponding to the selected ROI marker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.