Claims
- 1. A method for generating a sequential display of medical image data, the method comprising the steps of:
acquiring a plurality of medical image data, each data including an image and associated header information; sorting each of the plurality of medical image data into a plurality of groups based on at least one common attribute identified in the associated header information; and sequentially displaying at least one group of images in a continuous movie loop.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
selecting at least two groups of medical image data; and sequentially displaying the two groups of images within a predetermined distance of each other on a display.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the image and the associated header information are formatted in a single file.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the image and the associated header information are formatted in separate files.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical image data is in a DICOM format.
- 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the continuous movie loop in a video format file.
- 7. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of matching images from each group to be displayed simultaneously.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the matching step further comprises determining if a common attribute of each image from the plurality of groups are within a predetermined threshold.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein if the images are outside the predetermined threshold, displaying at least one image representing one group and displaying a blank image representing the other group.
- 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the matching step further comprises interpolating at least two images to a property point.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the property point is a specific time, position or orientation.
- 12. A system for generating a sequential display of medical image data comprising:
an input device for acquiring a plurality of medical image data, each data including an image and associated header information; a processor for sorting each of the plurality of medical image data into a plurality of groups based on at least one common attribute identified in the associated header information; and a display device for sequentially displaying at least one group of images in a continuous movie loop.
- 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further adapted for selecting at least two groups of medical image data and sequentially displaying the two groups of images within a predetermined distance of each other on the display device.
- 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further adapted for matching images from each group to be displayed simultaneously.
- 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further adapted for determining if a common attribute of each image from the plurality of groups are within a predetermined threshold.
- 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the input device is a scanning device for acquiring image of anatomy structures.
- 17. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the method steps for generating a sequential display of medical image data, the method steps comprising:
acquiring a plurality of medical image data, each data including an image and associated header information; sorting each of the plurality of medical image data into a plurality of groups based on at least one common attribute identified in the associated header information; and sequentially displaying at least one group of images in a continuous movie loop.
- 18. The program storage device of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:
selecting at least two groups of medical image data; and sequentially displaying the two groups of images within a predetermined distance of each other on a display.
- 19. The program storage device of claim 18, further comprising the step of matching images from each group to be displayed simultaneously.
- 20. The program storage device of claim 19, wherein the matching step further comprises determining if a common attribute of each image from the plurality of groups are within a predetermined threshold.
PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims priority to an application entitled “SMART MOVIE GENERATION BASED ON USER DEFINED SORTING GROUPS” filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 19, 2002 and assigned Serial No. 60/358,070, and to an application entitled “SPATIO-TEMPORAL MATCHING OF IMAGE DATA IN MULTIPLE MOVIE LOOP DISPLAY” filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 19, 2002 and assigned Serial No. 60/358,069, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60358070 |
Feb 2002 |
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60358069 |
Feb 2002 |
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