Patent ID: 11915426
Assignee: 3MENSIO MEDICAL IMAGING B.V.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 1:
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the identification of the contour of the heart valve in b) further involves:
receiving from a user a seed point indicating a center of the heart valve;
using the seed point and the apex point of ii) to determine the long axis of the heart in iii);
determining a cost image representing probability that a voxel belongs to the contour of the heart valve from the long axis of the heart as determined in iii);
finding a minimal cost path within the cost image, wherein the minimal cost path corresponds to the contour of the heart valve; and
transforming points of the minimal cost path to 3D coordinates to obtain a 3D representation of the contour of the heart valve.