A method for highlighting local features in anatomical volume representations of vascular structures and computer system for performing this method

摘要

Method for highlighting local properties in anatomical volume representations of vascular structures (9), in particular in volume representations (14) from CT or CTA examinations, comprising the following method steps: 1.1. Determination or receipt of a volume of interest (VOI); 1.2. Generating or receiving at least a first tomographic volume data set in the VOI, comprising a rendered representation of a vessel structure (9), 1.3. Generation or reception of at least one second volume data set which serves as a mask (12, 13) for the first volume data record and each voxel has at least one property vector with a minimum data width of 2 bits, 1.4. Receiving property definitions for at least one predetermined position or region of the at least one mask (12, 13) or the same positional first volume data set from multiple sources in the form of at least one report of at least one physician and / or at least one report from at least one automatic diagnostic system stating a Probability of the finding of the finding, 1.5. Coding the property definitions in the at least one of the aforementioned property vectors of the at least one mask, 1.6. common representation of the first volume data set and the at least one mask (12, 13), wherein by the at least one mask (12, 13) a defined environment of the predetermined position or the predetermined region depending on the present in the first tomographic volume data set in VOI at least one property vector is indicated translucently.