Patent ID: 11869670
Assignee: AXIAL MEDICAL PRINTING LIMITED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to:
determine start and end points of the isolated patient specific anatomical feature and a direction of travel from the start point to the end point;
raycast at predefined intervals along an axis in at least three directions perpendicular to the direction of travel and determine distances between intersections of each ray cast and the isolated 3D surface mesh model;
triangulate the distances between intersections of each ray cast and the isolated 3D surface mesh model to calculate a center point at each interval;
adjust the direction of travel at each interval based on a directional vector between adjacent calculated center points, such that raycasting at the predefined intervals occur in at least three directions perpendicular to the adjusted direction of travel at each interval; and
calculate a centerline of the isolated patient specific anatomical feature based on the calculated center points from the start point to the end point to thereby generate physiological information associated with the selected pathology for the isolated 3D surface mesh model.