Abstract: A system for selecting a region of interest in an image is provided. A user interface (1) is applied for receiving user input indicative of a region of interest (504) in an image (502). A slab selector (2) is provided for selecting a position and a thickness of a slab (503) of the image (502), based on a position and a size of the region of interest (504), the slab (503) comprising at least part of the region of interest (504). A visualization subsystem (3) is provided for visualizing the slab (503). The slab selector (2) is arranged for selecting the position and thickness of the slab (503) such that the slab (503) comprises the region of interest (504) and a thickness of the slab (503) corresponds to a size of the region of interest (504) in a thickness direction of the slab (503). The image comprises a dynamic image. The projection image (505) is obtained by processing voxel values of the dynamic image both along a ray and temporally.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for visualizing a surgical path (31, 41, 51) for a surgical tool. The method comprises a step of receiving (21) anatomical information (14) about a position of at least one anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35) in a region to undergo surgery, geometric information (15) describing the surgical path (31, 41, 51) and at least one safety margin defining a minimal distance between the surgical tool and the anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35). The method further comprises defining (23) a critical segment (43, 44, 45) of the surgical path (31, 41, 51), in which critical segment (43, 44, 45) a distance to the anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35) is smaller than the safety margin. Then a graphical representation (30, 40, 50) of the surgical path (31, 41, 51) is provided (24), wherein the critical segment (43, 44, 45) is highlighted.

Abstract: A system is provided for automatic selection of medical images. The system comprises an input (302) for receiving a temporal sequence of medical images acquired with a hand-held medical imaging device. An object detector (303) is provided for detecting an object in at least one of the images. An image selector (304) is provided for selecting an image in which the object has been detected by the object detector. A snapshot means (305) is provided for storing the selected image as a snapshot. Moreover, a hand-held medical imaging device is provided for generating the sequence of medical images.