A medical imaging method in which a view corresponding to a 3D image is superimposed on a two-dimensional image, and a system for collecting an image of a subject area of interest

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To superimpose views corresponding to 3D image over 2D image in relation to an imaging method.;SOLUTION: A method uses an imaging device to define an acquisition geometry for 2D images of an observation region wherein a 3D representation exists, and 2D views of the 3D representation can be determined following the acquisition geometry of the imaging device for a plurality of viewing points, so that each acquired 2D image can be superimposed with any of the plurality of views. As a variant, in the 3D representation, two views are determined according to the viewing point at which the eye is positioned at the formation plane of the acquired image (front view and corresponds to the 2D images) and to the viewing point at which the eye is positioned at the focal point of the projective geometry (back view which is opposite to the viewing point of the 2D image). These two views define superimposition of the acquired image with a front view of the 3D representation of the observation region and superimposition of the acquired image with a back view of the 3D representation of the observation region.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT