Image analysis – Applications – Range or distance measuring
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-09
2010-02-23
Tabatabai, Abolfazl (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Range or distance measuring
C600S587000, C356S482000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07668342
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a method for generating elevation maps or images of a tissue layer/boundary with respect to a fitted reference surface, comprising the steps of finding and segmenting a desired tissue layer/boundary; fitting a smooth reference surface to the segmented tissue layer/boundary; calculating elevations of the same or other tissue layer/boundary relative to the fitted reference surface; and generating maps of elevation relative to the fitted surface. The elevation can be displayed in various ways including three-dimensional surface renderings, topographical contour maps, contour maps, en-face color maps, and en-face grayscale maps. The elevation can also be combined and simultaneously displayed with another tissue layer/boundary dependent set of image data to provide additional information for diagnostics.
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Everett Matthew J.
Meyer Scott A.
Stetson Paul F.
Zhou Yan
Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc.
Morrison & Foerster / LLP
Tabatabai Abolfazl
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