Image analysis – Applications – 3-d or stereo imaging analysis
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-06
2010-12-14
Carter, Aaron W (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
3-d or stereo imaging analysis
C382S285000, C345S419000, C356S012000, C348S042000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07853069
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a three-dimensional image reconstructing apparatus for reconstructing a three-dimensional image of an object. The three-dimensional image reconstructing apparatus includes an image-capturing section that captures a plurality of transmission-type images each of which is represented by densities of different levels, a characteristic region selecting section that selects a plurality of characteristic regions in each of the transmission-type images, a characteristic region distribution calculating section that calculates a spatial distribution of the characteristic regions based on respective positions of the characteristic regions, in each of the transmission-type images, and a three-dimensional image reconstructing section that, when reconstructing the three-dimensional image which shows the three-dimensional structure of the object and in which the densities of different levels are allocated to the whole object by integrating the transmission-type images, allocates the densities of different levels of the transmission-type images to respective positions, in the three-dimensional image, of the characteristic regions based on the spatial distribution of the characteristic regions, so as to reconstruct the three-dimensional image in which a three-dimensional structure in each of the characteristic regions is shown.
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Baba Norio
Katayama Eisaku
Kimori Yoshitaka
Carter Aaron W
Osha & Liang LLP
The University of Tokyo
TOUDAI TLO, Ltd.
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