Patent Document ID: 9424680
Application ID: 13639189
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for reformatting image data, comprising: obtaining volumetric image data indicative of an anatomical structure of interest; receiving a first user input identifying a surface of interest of the anatomical structure of interest in the volumetric image data; receiving a second user input providing a thickness of interest for a sub-volume of the anatomical structure of interest, wherein the thickness includes a first depth for a first projection of the sub-volume and a second depth for a second projection of the sub-volume, wherein the first and second projections are different projections, and the first and second depths are different depths; shaping the sub-volume such that at least one of its sides follows the surface of interest; and generating, via a processor, a maximum intensity projection (MIP) or direct volume rendering (DVR) beginning at the surface of interest and extending into the anatomical structure of interest of a distance to the provided thickness, wherein the first projection extends from the surface to the first depth in the MIP or DVR, and the second projection extends from the surface to the second depth in the MIP or DVR.