Abstract: Source images, in particular images used for the planning radiotherapy, using internal images of the human body obtained with techniques such as X ray techniques, are processed to form a colored composite image that depends in a robust way on differences between different ones of the source images. For each pixel position in the composite image, the maximum image value in the different source images is determined and used to control brightness of the composite image. For each pixel position, an amount of spread in the images values among the source images is determined and used to control a color saturation in the composite image.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2006
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2012
Assignee:
VU Medisch Centrum
Inventors:
Keith S. Cover, Frank J. Lagerwaard, Suresh Senan
Abstract: Source images, in particular images used for the planning radiotherapy, using internal images of the human body obtained with techniques such as X ray techniques, are processed to form a colored composite image that depends in a robust way on differences between different ones of the source images. For each pixel position in the composite image, the maximum image value in the different source images is determined and used to control brightness of the composite image. For each pixel position, an amount of spread in the images values among the source images is determined and used to control a color saturation in the composite image.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 24, 2006
Publication date:
December 25, 2008
Applicant:
VU Medisch Centrum
Inventors:
Keith S. Cover, Frank J. Lagerwaard, Suresh Senan