Patent ID: 9256982
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06T

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: at an input receiving at least one estimated organ center obtained from a medical image, the medical image being obtained from an imaging device, each estimated organ center having an associated organ classification label; using a user interface to display an organ name for each estimated organ center; at the user interface, receiving user input specifying at least one of the organ names; arranging a visualization engine to select a transfer function according to the specified organ name; arranging the visualization engine to select a camera location according to the estimated organ center of the specified organ name; arranging the visualization engine to select a clipping plane based on maximizing a surface area of a structure of interest in a two-dimensional image, the clipping plane being a cross-section of the medical image; using a rendering engine to render the two-dimensional image from the medical image using the selected camera location and transfer function; and using the user interface to display the two-dimensional image such that a foreground region associated with the specified organ name is visualized.