Claims
- 1. A system for visualizing a volume-volume fusion, comprising:
a projector for creating a projected image using a first volume; a reformatter for creating a planar representation image using a second volume; and a combiner for fusing the projected image and the planar representation image, to create a composite image.
- 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an output device for displaying the composite image.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first volume is a computed tomography (CT) volume.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the second volume is a positron emission tomography (PET) volume.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a maximum intensity projection (MIP) image.
- 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a minimum intensity projection (MinIP) image.
- 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a volume rendering (VR) image.
- 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the planar representation image is a multi-planer reformatted (MPR) image.
- 9. The system of claim l, wherein the composite image is a MPR-MIP overlay.
- 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite image is a MPR-VR overlay.
- 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first volume and the second volume are registered.
- 12. A system for visualizing a volume-volume fusion, comprising:
a first projector for creating a first projected image using a first volume; a second projector for creating a second projected image using a second volume; and a combiner for fusing the first projected image and the second projected image, to create a composite image.
- 13. The system of claim 1, further comprising an output device for displaying the composite image.
- 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first volume is a computed tomography (CT) volume.
- 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the second volume is a positron emission tomography (PET) volume.
- 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a maximum intensity projection (MIP) image.
- 17. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a minimum intensity projection (MinIP) image.
- 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the projected image is a value rendering (VR) image.
- 19. The system of claim 1, wherein the planar representation image is a multi-planer reformatted (MPR) image.
- 20. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite image is a MPR-MIP overlay.
- 21. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite image is a MPR-VR overlay.
- 22. The system of claim 1, wherein the first volume and the second volume are registered.
- 23. A method for visualizing a volume-volume fusion, comprising:
creating a first image using a first volume; creating a second image using a second volume, the second image a projected image; and combining the first image and the second image, to create a composite image.
- 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the second image is a maximum intensity projection (MIP) image.
- 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the second image is a minimum intensity projection (MinIP) image.
- 26. The method of claim 23, wherein the second image is a volume rendering (VR)image.
- 27. The method of claim 23, wherein the first volume is a computed tomography (CT) volume.
- 28. The method of claim 23, wherein the first image is a multi-planar reformatted (MPR) image.
- 29. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of displaying the composite image.
- 30. The method of claim 23, wherein the first volume and the second volume are registered.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/362,014, filed on Mar. 6, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60362014 |
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