Method for representing a patient's treatment site as data for u

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1993-11-29

1995-09-19

Herndon, Heather R.

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395124, 395120, 36447405, 36447424, 36441313, 36441315, G06F 1542

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ABSTRACT:
A method is described for representing a treatment site (10) of a patient as data suitable for use with a computer-aided design device (46). The method includes scanning the treatment site(10) with a scanning apparatus (40), such as a CT scanner, to produce image data; determining the image data that represents the surface of the item; generating vectors from the determined data; and associating the vectors with poles of a non-uniform rational B-spline so that a polynomial equation may be generated, which is a data form suitable for use with CAD devices.

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