US 11,666,298 B2
Apparatus and system for rule based visualization of digital breast tomosynthesis and other volumetric images
Malte Westerhoff, Berlin (DE); and Detlev Stalling, Berlin (DE)
Assigned to PME IP PTY LTD, Richmond (AU)
Filed by PME IP PTY LTD, Richmond (AU)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/478,797.
Application 17/478,797 is a continuation of application No. 16/985,986, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,129,583.
Application 16/985,986 is a continuation of application No. 16/531,413, filed on Aug. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,820,877, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/531,413 is a continuation of application No. 16/049,801, filed on Jul. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,631,812, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/049,801 is a continuation of application No. 15/220,325, filed on Jul. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,070,839, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Application 15/220,325 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/611,163, filed on Jan. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,524,577, issued on Dec. 20, 2016.
Application 14/611,163 is a continuation of application No. 13/831,975, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 8,976,190, issued on Mar. 10, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/197,956, filed on Jul. 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022833 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G09G 5/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 6/5223 (2013.01) [A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/027 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/465 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/563 (2013.01); G06T 11/003 (2013.01); G06T 11/008 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); G06T 2211/412 (2013.01); G06T 2211/436 (2013.01); G06T 2219/028 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method to display a video comprising:
providing a server computer in communication with a remote computer, where the server computer:
a) receives a patient ID from the remote computer, where the patient ID corresponds with one or more medical diagnostic reports of a patient selected from a plurality of medical diagnostic reports;
b) executes a render server program comprising:
i) a step for applying one or more Study Selection Rules based on the patient ID to select a Study from the plurality of medical diagnostic reports;
ii) a step for constructing from the Study a volumetric image of an anatomical region of the patient;
iii) a step for defining at least three viewing directions; and
iv) a step for generating at least three projection images at the at least three viewing directions from the volumetric image; and
c) sends a video comprising the at least three projection images to the remote computer.