Patent ID: 6760469
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A61B,G03C,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
A method for manipulating a stereoscopic radiograph comprised of first and second images generated by a radiographic system, wherein the first and second images include images of physical pointers, the method comprising the steps of:defining a first screen parallax for the stereoscopic radiograph, the first screen parallax defining a first 3-Dimensional (3-D) perspective of the stereoscopic radiograph; flipping the first and second images about a vertical axis to produce a second stereoscopic radiograph having a second screen parallax, the second screen parallax defining a second 3-D perspective of the second stereoscopic radiograph; and modifying the second screen parallax to produce a third 3-D perspective of the second stereoscopic radiograph and to place selected ones of the physical pointers at a predetermined depth in the third 3-D perspective of the stereoscopic radiograph.