Systems and methods for viewing medical 3D imaging volumes
View Patent ↗A method of automatically tracking the portions of a 3D medical imaging volume, such as the voxels, that have already been displayed according to use-defined display parameters, notating those portions, and providing the user with information indicating what portions of the imaging volume have been displayed at full resolution.
1. A computing system comprising:
one or more computer processors;
a computer readable storage medium storing instructions configured for execution by the one or more computer processors in order to cause the computing system to:
determine portions of a three dimensional imaging volume that are relevant for display to a user of the computing system;
selectively display portions of the imaging volume; and
determine if at least the determined relevant portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to user-defined display parameters.
2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determined relevant portions exclude areas of the imaging volume depicting air.
3. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the computing system to:
receive input from the user adding to and/or removing portions of the imaging volume that were determined as relevant by the computing system.
4. The computing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that not all of the determined relevant portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to the user-defined display parameters, provide a visual and/or audible warning to the user via the computing system.
5. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the user-defined display parameters indicate that results of one or more computer-aided detection processes are to be displayed.
6. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein said determining portions of the imaging volume that are relevant comprises applying one or more computer-aided detection processes to the imaging volume.
7. A computing system comprising:
one or more computer processors;
a computer readable storage medium storing instructions configured for execution by the one or more computer processors in order to cause the computing system to:
selectively display portions of a three dimensional imaging volume comprising a plurality of voxels; and
determine, based on user-defined display parameters, whether the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read by a user of the computing system, the user-defined display parameters including at least a parameter indicating that results of one or more computer-aided detection processes are to be displayed before the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read.
8. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the computing system to:
provide an indication of portions of the imaging volume that have not been displayed according to the user-defined display parameters.
9. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by a computing system having one or more computer processors, portions of a three dimensional imaging volume that are relevant for display to a user of the computing system;
selectively displaying, by the computing system, portions of the imaging volume; and
determining, by the computing system, if at least the determined relevant portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to user-defined display parameters.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the determined relevant portions exclude areas of the imaging volume depicting air.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving, by the computing system, input from the user adding to and/or removing portions of the imaging volume that were determined as relevant by the computing system.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:
in response to determining that not all of the determined relevant portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to the user-defined display parameters, providing a visual and/or audible warning to the user via the computing system.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the user-defined display parameters indicate that results of one or more computer-aided detection processes are to be displayed.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein said determining portions of the imaging volume that are relevant comprises applying one or more computer-aided detection processes to the imaging volume.
15. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions configured for execution by a computing system having one or more hardware processors in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
determining portions of a three dimensional imaging volume that are relevant for display to a user of the computing system;
selectively displaying portions of the imaging volume; and
determining if at least the determined relevant portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to user-defined display parameters.
16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
selectively displaying, by a computing system having one or more computer processors, portions of a three dimensional imaging volume comprising a plurality of voxels; and
determining, by the computing system, based on user-defined display parameters, whether the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read by a user of the computing system, the user-defined display parameters including at least a parameter indicating that results of one or more computer-aided detection processes are to be displayed before the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:
providing, by the computing system, an indication of portions of the imaging volume that have not been displayed according to the user-defined display parameters.
18. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions configured for execution by a computing system having one or more hardware processors in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
selectively displaying portions of a three dimensional imaging volume comprising a plurality of voxels; and
determining, based on user-defined display parameters, whether the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read by a user of the computing system, the user-defined display parameters including at least a parameter indicating that results of one or more computer-aided detection processes are to be displayed before the imaging volume is eligible to be marked as read.