Patent ID: 8351564
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying image data of a large intestine of a patient on the basis of tomographic examination data, comprising: scanning the patient, after ingestion of a contrast agent, in at least two differently aligned positions using a tomography system and generating a tomographic image data record for each of the at least two positions; segmenting the large intestine in the tomographic data records; detecting and marking regions of the segmented large intestine having adjacent remaining stool in the intestine, the marked regions being covered regions; registering the segmented large intestine in the at least two tomographic image data records; displaying a tomographic display of the segmented large intestine including the marking of the covered regions; and displaying a selection menu in which tomographic displays of the segmented large intestine in the at least two differently aligned positions of the patient, including the marking of the covered regions, are alternatively selectable.