Method and system for automatic pelvis unfolding from 3D computed tomography images
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorsNeil Birkbeck, Dijia Wu, Michal Sofka, Meizhu Liu, Grzegorz Soza, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Clifford R. Weiss, Atilla Peter Kiraly
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Abstract
A method and system for automatic pelvis unfolding from 3D computed tomography (CT) images is disclosed. A 3D medical image, such as a 3D CT image, is received. Pelvis anatomy is segmented in the 3D medical image. The 3D medical image is reformatted to visualize an unfolded pelvis based on the segmented pelvis anatomy.
Claims31
A method for automatic pelvis unfolding from a 3D medical image, comprising:
- receiving a 3D medical image;
- segmenting pelvis anatomy in the 3D medical image;
- and
- reformatting the 3D medical image to visualize an unfolded pelvis based on one of a flat medial surface that is a 2D surface fit within the segmented pelvis anatomy or a mesh slab fit to the pelvis in the 3D medical image.
An apparatus for automatic pelvis unfolding from a 3D medical image, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing computer program instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a 3D medical image;
- segmenting pelvis anatomy in the 3D medical image;
- and
- reformatting the 3D medical image to visualize an unfolded pelvis based on one of a flat medical surface that is a 2D surface fit within the segmented pelvis anatomy or a mesh slab fit to the pelvis in the 3D medical image.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for automatic pelvis unfolding from a 3D medical image, the computer program instructions when executed on a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a 3D medical image;
- segmenting pelvis anatomy in the 3D medical image;
- and
- reformatting the 3D medical image to visualize an unfolded pelvis based on one of a flat medial surface that is a 2D surface fit within the segmented pelvis anatomy or a mesh slab fit to the pelvis in the 3D medical image.
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