Patent ID: 8923581
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for 3-D interactive examination of a subject tooth, the method executed at least in part by a computer, comprising: obtaining volume image data containing at least the subject tooth and background content adjacent to the subject tooth; displaying a first image from the volume data that shows at least the subject tooth and the background content; identifying a portion of the background content in the first image according to a first operator instruction; identifying tooth content for the at least the subject tooth in the first image according to a second operator instruction; segmenting the at least the subject tooth from within the volume data according to the first and second operator instructions; and automatically computing a cutting plane for viewing slices of the tooth that show one or more of a root canal and a tooth fracture; and displaying the segmented subject tooth according to the computed cutting plane.