Patent ID: 8699823
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for registering medical image data, the method comprising: providing a registration parameter set for each application case of a plurality of different application cases, the registration parameter set being used for registering first image data onto second image data using a registration algorithm, the application case being defined by an acquisition property of image data to be registered, content of the image data to be registered or a region of interest in the image data, onto which the registration is to be directed, wherein each registration parameter set includes registration parameters predefined for an associated application case; providing the first image data and the second image data, which are to be registered onto one another; specifying an application case of the plurality of different application cases for the first image data and the second image data to be registered; automatically selecting one registration parameter set from the provided registration parameter sets in accordance with the specified application case; and automatically performing a registration of the first image data onto the second image data using the one selected registration parameter set.