Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the rapid image processing of two-dimensional images, in particular medical image recordings using image-modifying image processing algorithms, with which image processing is executed at least partially on a graphics card comprising at least one pixel shader unit and at least one vertex shader unit. With this method, the two-dimensional images are first transformed into three-dimensional representations, with which a first part of the image processing algorithms is executed on the vertex shader unit, and subsequently transformed back into two-dimensional representations, with which a second part of the image processing algorithms is executed on the pixel shader unit. The artificial generation of the three-dimensional representation from the two-dimensional images advantageously allows the vertex shader unit of the graphics card to be used for image processing, so that the computing capacity of the graphics card can be optimally utilized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image reconstruction device (12) for an X-ray apparatus and a method for local 3D reconstruction of an object area of an examination object (7) from 2D image data of several 2D X-ray images of the examination object (7) registered in chronological order with different known projection geometries using the X-ray apparatus. With the method a location in the object area under consideration is selected from one of the 2D X-ray images. The positions of the selected location are determined in at least some of the 2D X-ray images and a spatial motion of the selected location between the registrations of the 2D X-ray images is calculated from the positions obtained, taking the known projection geometries into consideration. The calculated motion is then annulled by modifying the 2D image data in the 2D X-ray images and a 3D image dataset of at least the object area is reconstructed from the modified 2D image data.