Method and system for constructing and displaying three-dimensio

Details Method and system for constructing and displaying three-dimensio Method and system for constructing and displaying three-dimensio

1994-06-23

1995-10-03

Manuel, George

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128916, 395119, A61B 800

Patent

active

054543711

ABSTRACT:
A three-dimensional ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe to direct ultrasound waves to and to receive reflected ultrasound waves from a target volume of a subject under examination. The ultrasound probe is swept over the target volume and the reflected ultrasound waves are conveyed to a computer wherein successive two-dimensional images of the target volume are reconstructed to form a three-dimensional image of the target volume. The three-dimensional image is displayed on the monitor of the computer. A user interface allows a user to manipulate the displayed image. Specifically, the entire displayed image may be rotated about an arbitrary axis, a surface of the displayed image may be translated to provide different cross-sectional views of the image and a selected surface of the displayed image may be rotated about an arbitrary axis. All of these manipulations can be achieved via a single graphical input device such as a mouse connected to the computer.

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