Method and apparatus for visualizing a limited part of a 3D medical image-point-related data set, through basing a rendered image on an intermediate region between first and second clipping planes, and including spectroscopic viewing of such region

A method for visualizing a limited part of a 3D medical image-point-related data set generated through applying a Tomosynthesis procedure, with respect to a selected part of the data set and rendering an image based on any non-suppressed part of the data set,

• said method being characterized by combining a first imaging plane associated to a first stereoscopic line of view and a second imaging plane associated to a second stereoscopic line of view to a first stereoscopic plane couple, and to differentially shift said stereoscopic plane couple to other positions whilst maintaining the orientations of their associated pseudo-planes, and superposing the point informations pertaining to the various stereo couples to produce a three-dimensional stereo image of a region covered by such shifted stereo couples.

An apparatus for visualizing a limited part of a 3D medical image-point-related data set, said apparatus comprising a Tomosynthesis pickup and processing means, with respect to a selected part of the data set and rendering an image based on any non-suppressed part of the data set,

• said method being characterized by combining a first imaging plane associated to a first stereoscopic line of view and a second imaging plane associated to a second stereoscopic line of view to a first stereoscopic plane couple, and to differentially shift said stereoscopic plane couple to other positions whilst maintaining the directions of their associated pseudo-planes, and superposing the point informations pertaining to the various stereo couples to produce a three-dimensional stereo image of a region covered by such shifted stereo couples.