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Title:
IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/043310
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image displaying method comprising a three-dimensional image creating step of creating a three-dimensional image from volume data, a cut plane setting step of setting a cut plane along which the three-dimensional image is cut at a given position, and a position relationship display image creating step of creating position relationship display image which shows the mutual position relationship between the three-dimensional image and the cutting plane and in which the nontransparency of the cutting plane is adjusted so that the portion of the three-dimensional image hidden by the cutting plane can be seen through the cutting plane.

Inventors:
ARAI OSAMU (JP)
SATAKE HIROKO (JP)
SAWAKI AKIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/318841
Publication Date:
April 19, 2007
Filing Date:
September 22, 2006
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Assignee:
HITACHI MEDICAL CORP (JP)
UNIV NAGOYA NAT UNIV CORP (JP)
ARAI OSAMU (JP)
SATAKE HIROKO (JP)
SAWAKI AKIKO (JP)
International Classes:
A61B8/00; A61B6/03; G06T1/00; A61B5/055
Foreign References:
JP2000000238A2000-01-07
JP2003180697A2003-07-02
JP2005295108A2005-10-20
JP2000245487A2000-09-12
Other References:
IWASAKI T.: "Real-time Virtual sonography (RVS)", EIZO JOHO MEDICAL, 1 November 2004 (2004-11-01), pages 6 - 9, XP003011594
See also references of EP 1935344A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MATSUURA, Kenzo (P.O. Box 176, Shinjuku Sumitomo Bldg. 39F,, 6-1, Nishi-shinjuku 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 39, JP)
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