Patent ID: 7098908
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: G01V,G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for imaging a three-dimensional data volume, said three-dimensional data volume comprising a plurality of voxels, each voxel comprising a three-dimensional location and a dataword, said method comprising: positioning a face of a probe at a first position within said three-dimensional data volume; forming a first set of control points on said face of said probe for tracking a physical phenomena described by said three-dimensional data volume, said first set of control points defining a first spline curve; moving said face of said probe to a second position within said three-dimensional volume; forming a second set of control points on said face of said probe for tracking said physical phenomena, said second set of control points defining a second spline curve; and interpolating between said first spline curve and said second spline curve to define a three-dimensional surface representative of said physical phenomena.