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US 7,634,119 B2Granted
Fusion of multiple imaging planes for isotropic imaging in MRI and quantitative image analysis using isotropic or near-isotropic imaging
AssigneeConforMIS, Inc.
InventorsKonstantinos Tsougarakis, Daniel Steines, Bijan Timsari
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods for generating an isotropic or near-isotropic three-dimensional images from two-dimensional images. In accordance with the present invention the method includes, obtaining a first image of a body part in a first plane, wherein the first image generates a first image data volume; obtaining a second image of the body part in a second plane, wherein the second image generates a second image data volume; and combining the first and second image data volumes to form a resultant image data volume, wherein the resultant image data volume is isotropic or near-isotropic.
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A method of processing medical image data using a computer processing system, comprising:
- obtaining a first image(s) of a body part in a first plane, wherein the first image(s) generates a first image data volume;
- obtaining a second image(s) of the body part in a second plane, wherein the second image(s) generates a second image data volume;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the first and second image data volumes using the computer processing system;
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- combining the extracted boundary image data using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part.
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A method for designing an implant for a body part from image data in a computer processing system, comprising:
- obtaining a first image data volume of the body part from a first image(s) in a first plane;
- obtaining a second image data volume of the body part from a second image(s) in a second plane;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the first and second image data volumes using the computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from the first and second image data volumes to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part using the computer processing system;
- and
- using the resultant boundary data volume of the body part to electronically derive an implant shape.
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A method for treating a body part, comprising:
- acquiring at least two data volumes from at least two body part images performed in two different planes;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the data volumes using a computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from each of the data volumes to form a resultant data volume of the body part using the computer processing system;
- and
- deriving a therapy for the body part using the resultant data volume.
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A method of deriving an implant shape by processing image data in a computer processing system, comprising:
- obtaining at least one image of a body part in at least a first plane and a second plane, wherein the first plane generates a first image data volume and the second plane generates a second image data volume;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the image data volumes using the computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from each of the image data volumes to form a resultant image data volume of the body part using the computer processing system wherein the resultant image data volume is near-isotropic or isotropic;
- and
- using the resultant image data volume to electronically derive an implant shape.
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A method for treating a body part based on image data combined in a computer processing system, comprising:
- acquiring at least a first data volume and a second data volume from at least a first body part image and a second body part image, wherein the first body part image is obtained in a first plane and the second body part image is obtained in a second plane and further wherein the first plane is not equal to the second plane;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the data volumes using the computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume;
- deriving electronically the three-dimensional shape of the body part from the resultant boundary data volume;
- and
- selecting a therapy utilizing the three-dimensional shape information.
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A method for designing an implant for a body part, comprising:
- acquiring at least two data volumes from at least two body part images performed in two different planes;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the data volumes using a computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from each of the data volumes using the computer processing system to form a resultant data volume of the body part;
- deriving electronically the three-dimensional shape of the body part from the resultant data volume;
- and
- deriving electronically an implant shape utilizing the three-dimensional shape information.
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A method for selecting an implant for a body part, comprising:
- obtaining a first image data volume from a first image(s) in a first plane;
- obtaining a second image data volume from a second image(s) in a second plane;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the first and second image data volumes using a computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from each of the first and second image data volumes using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part;
- and
- using the resultant boundary data volume to select an implant shape.
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A method for selecting an implant for a body part, comprising:
- acquiring at least two data volumes from at least two body part images performed in two different planes;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from the at least two data volumes using the computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from the data volumes data volumes using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part;
- deriving electronically the three-dimensional shape of the body part from the resultant boundary data volume;
- and
- selecting an implant shape utilizing the three-dimensional shape information.
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A method for designing an implant for a body part, comprising:
- obtaining a first image data volume from a first image(s) in a first plane;
- obtaining a second image data volume from a second image(s) in a second plane;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the first and second image data volumes using a computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from the first and second image data volumes using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part;
- using the resultant boundary data volume to electronically derive an implant shape;
- and
- manufacturing an implant based on the derived implant shape.
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A method for selecting an implant for a body part, comprising:
- obtaining a first image data volume from a first image(s) in a first plane;
- obtaining a second image data volume from a second image(s) in a second plane;
- extracting boundary image data of the body part from each of the first and second image data volumes using a computer processing system;
- combining the extracted boundary image data from the first and second image data volumes using the computer processing system to form a resultant boundary data volume of the body part;
- using the resultant boundary data volume to select an implant shape;
- and
- implanting an implant with the selected implant shape.
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