X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Electronic circuit – With display or signaling
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-15
2010-11-16
Glick, Edward J (Department: 2882)
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Electronic circuit
With display or signaling
Reexamination Certificate
active
07835497
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for automatic evaluation of tomographic image data records of a patient. In at least one embodiment, a scan of a patient being carried out using a tomography system, a three-dimensional tomographic image data record of at least a part of the patient is reconstructed, the spatial position and orientation of vertebrae is then determined, and medically relevant slice areas are determined automatically with a previously defined diagnostic question relating to the position, orientation and extent of spinal column diagnosis. Finally, with slice images of the relevant slice areas are produced and displayed. In addition, in at least one embodiment, a tomography system includes a computation unit with a memory for program code, with the memory also being used to store a program code which carries out the method steps of the method according to at least one embodiment of the invention during operation.
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Glick Edward J
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Taningco Alexander H
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