Patent ID: 8666657

Claim:
Apparatus for creating a continuum of image data, the apparatus comprising: a processor operatively attached to a data storage device and executable computer code stored upon the data storage device and executable upon demand to cause the processor to: a) receive multiple two-dimensional image data sets of a subject, wherein each image data set is captured from a disparate point on a continuum and each image data set comprises a plurality of features; b) generate a composite image of the subject from portions of two or more of the multiple two-dimensional image data sets, wherein the portions are aligned in a dimension consistent with the continuum; c) receive data descriptive of a location of the plurality of features; d) track the position of at least one of the plurality of features in two or more of the two-dimensional images; e) generate a point cloud array for the at least one of the plurality of features; f) convert the point cloud array to a polygon based model; and g) associate a location for the polygon based model relative to the portions of the image data sets and based upon the location of the plurality of features.