Patent ID: 8428315
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for pre-operatively obtaining a prediction of a post-operative image of at least part of a body, comprising: determining a 3D pre-operative model of at least part of a body; acquiring a pre-operative 2D photograph of the at least part of the body from one or more viewing positions; aligning the 3D pre-operative model with the pre-operative 2D photograph; determining a deformation field for deforming the 3D pre-operative model; and deriving a predicted 2D post-operative image of a 3D post-operative model of the at least part of the body, the predicted 2D post-operative image being a 2D photograph obtained by deforming the pre-operative 2D photograph using the deformation field according to the alignment.