Two-dimensional image generation method for medical application, involves defining evaluation surface from three dimensional tomography and selecting surface from predefined data in computer accessible library

摘要

The method involves defining an evaluation surface proceeding through a grid by using a computer and using only picture elements along the evaluation surface for constructing a two dimensional image. Many predefined surfaces are stored in a computer accessible library (44) and a predefined surface is selected from the library based on a radiological query for defining the shape of the evaluation surface. An Independent claim is also included for a medical tomography apparatus for generating a two-dimensional image from a three-dimensional dataset of tomography data obtained in a medical examination of a patient.