Patent ID: 7512289

Claim:
An apparatus for examination of images, comprising: an image storage device configured to store image data for one or more images to be evaluated, a display device configured to display the image data, an input device for a subject configured to interrogate visualization data, a control device which connects the image storage, display and input devices, and which controls a display of the images based on a sequence and timing provided in a control file, a data matching device for matching image data and visualization data, and an evaluation device, wherein the input device comprises a pointing appliance configured be moved manually by a subject for pointing, and the input device is configured to interact with a marking such that the position of the pointing appliance is displayed by the marking on the display device, wherein the control device further comprises an event detector configured to record position data transmitted from the input device when a specific event occurs and to create an event-based file formed by data records comprising data relating to time, position and image shown, the event detector further configured to create a data record including a reference time when an image change occurs, and wherein the data matching device comprises a synchronization module which synchronizes the control file and the event-based file, upon which the evaluation device calculates a time-dependent visualization profile.