Global Patent Index - EP 1008111 A1

EP 1008111 A1 20000614 - 3D IMAGING FROM 2D SCANS

Title (en)

3D IMAGING FROM 2D SCANS

Title (de)

3D BILDER AUS 2D BILDSCHNITTEN

Title (fr)

CONSTRUCTION D'IMAGES TRIDIMENSIONNELLES A PARTIR DE BALAYAGES BIDIMENSIONNELS

Publication

EP 1008111 A1 20000614 (EN)

Application

EP 97945956 A 19971127

Priority

  • GB 9703250 W 19971127
  • GB 9624753 A 19961128

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9824065A1] There is disclosed a method and apparatus for reconstructing in 3D an image of an object scanned in 2D a plurality of times to produce a plurality of 2D image data slices at different angles of inclination. The slices are recorded and stored on a recording medium e.g. video tape, whereon the slices are recorded in succession together with at least one datum which identifies the image data slices as corresponding to at least one changing physical parameter such as positioning, ECG, and/or respiration cycle. The 2D image data slices are processed to create a 3D grid of points containing data values based on at least part of an object being scanned, with the image data values being inserted at the grid points as a result of processing the 2D image data slices in dependence upon said at least one datum. Preferably the scanning is carried out by feehand ultrasound scanning, and can be employed for the non-invasive determination of a condition inside a mammalian body.

IPC 1-7

G06T 17/00; G01S 7/52

IPC 8 full level

A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01S 7/52087 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); G01S 15/8995 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9824065A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9824065 A1 19980604; AU 5127998 A 19980622; CA 2269323 A1 19980604; EP 1008111 A1 20000614; GB 9624753 D0 19970115; IL 130056 A0 20000229; JP 2001504378 A 20010403

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9703250 W 19971127; AU 5127998 A 19971127; CA 2269323 A 19971127; EP 97945956 A 19971127; GB 9624753 A 19961128; IL 13005697 A 19971127; JP 52443198 A 19971127