Patent ID: 6211674
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A system for displaying images of a three dimensional data array, the array including signal patterns representing the value of at least one physical property associated with a three dimensional body at regularly spaced grid locations defining volume elements within the body, the system comprising:a plane selector for arbitrarily choosing at least first and second intermediate planes through the body, the first and second intermediate planes including first and second sets of intermediate element positions, respectively;a determiner for determining the physical property value for each position of the first and second element position sets, thereby generating first and second intermediate element value sets, respectively;a viewing angle selector for selecting a viewing plane adjacent the intermediate planes, the viewing plane including viewing element positions;a processor for combining the intermediate element value sets to generate a value for each viewing element position;a two dimensional display for displaying an image; anda driver for receiving the viewing element positions and corresponding values and driving said display to produce an image on the display.