Patent ID: 11900526
Assignee: 3SHAPE A/S
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A computer implemented method comprising the steps of:
retrieving from a memory a 3D volumetric data set comprising data for a first and a second anatomical structure in a patient's body;
retrieving from a memory 3D surface scan data corresponding to at least one of the first or second anatomical structure of the patient, wherein the 3D surface scan data comprises topography information of at least an occlusal surface of the at least one of the first or second anatomical structure;
generating a clipping surface using a topography surface generated only from the 3D surface scan data, wherein the clipping surface includes at least a portion of the 3D surface scan data; and
selecting a portion of the 3D volumetric data using the generated clipping surface, wherein the generated clipping surface is applied to exclude 3D volumetric data relating to another of the first or second anatomical structures.