Patent ID: 8965082
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning multiple volumetric sections of imaging data comprising the steps of: choosing a primary volumetric section and a secondary volumetric section which is adjacent to the primary volumetric imaging section, for moving the secondary volumetric section into alignment with the primary volumetric section; determining one or more z-axis alignment parameters for shifting a position of the secondary volumetric section in a z-axis direction to align the secondary volumetric section with the primary volumetric section along the z-axis direction; determining one or more x,y-axis alignment parameters for shifting a position of the secondary volumetric section along an x-axis direction and a y-axis direction to align the secondary volumetric section with the primary volumetric section along the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction; applying the one or more z-axis parameters and the one or more x,y-axis parameters to shift a position of the secondary volumetric section to adjacently align it with the first volumetric section.