Methods and system for displaying segmented images

A system for displaying a segmented two-dimensional (2D) image, the system comprising:

• a medical imaging scanner;
• and
• a computer coupled to the medical imaging scanner, the computer configured to
• obtain a three-dimensional (3D) volume dataset corresponding to an imaged volume along a viewing plane from the medical imaging scanner;
• segment an object of interest within 3D volume to generate a plurality of segmented two-dimensional (2D) images along the viewing plane;
• receive an input selecting a reference image for viewing from the plurality of segmented 2D images;
• automatically display the reference image, the reference image having a first segmentation boundary drawn around the object of interest and a second segmentation boundary drawn around the object of interest, the first segmentation boundary being derived from the segmentation performed on the reference image and the second segmentation boundary being derived from the segmentation performed on at least one non-reference image of the plurality of segmented 2D images;
• and
• wherein the second segmentation boundary is on a separate 2D plane from the first segmentation boundary.

A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a program programmed to instruct a computer to:

• obtain a three-dimensional (3D) volume dataset corresponding to an imaged volume along a viewing plane from the medical imaging scanner;
• segment an object of interest within 3D volume to generate a plurality of segmented two-dimensional (2D) images along the viewing plane;
• receive an input selecting a reference image for viewing from the plurality of segmented 2D images;
• automatically display the reference image, the reference image having a first segmentation boundary drawn around the object of interest and a second segmentation boundary drawn around the object of interest, the first segmentation boundary being derived from the segmentation performed on the reference image and the second segmentation boundary being derived from the segmentation performed on at least one non-reference image of the plurality of segmented 2D images,
• receive an input to modify a size of the bounding box;
• and
• automatically generate a revised segmented image based on the modified bounding box.