Patent ID: 8493437
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61B,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for marking stereo pairs of images, the method comprising: retrieving a collection of images representative of a volume; generating image element values based on image elements identified within the retrieved collection of images; generating a stereoscopic pair of projection images, where each member of the stereoscopic pair of projection images is based in part on at least one image element value; displaying the stereoscopic pair of projection images such that the stereoscopic pair of projection images, when viewed through a viewing apparatus, form a perceived three dimensional image; receiving, from an input device controlling a cursor within the stereoscopic pair of projection images, a first location within the perceived three dimensional image; automatically positioning using a computer aided detection application a first marker and a second marker within the perceived three dimensional image, each of the first marker and second marker identifying at least two second locations within the perceived three dimensional image; receiving, from the input device, identification of an automatically marked region of the perceived three dimensional image that, using binocular rivalry, has been identified as being contained in only one of the stereo pair of images forming the perceived three dimensional image; wherein the volumetric structure of the perceived three dimensional image is located behind or in front of a display surface of the viewing apparatus, and the region identified using binocular rivalry lies on the display surface of the viewing apparatus in the perceived three dimensional image.