Patent Document ID: 20080118137
Application ID: 11956632
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image fusion method for medical applications, comprising; a. acquiring a first image with a planned radiation region; b. acquiring a second image with actual radiation region; c. determining if user defined landmarks have been placed on said first and second images, if user defined landmarks are present go to step (d), if not go to step (e); d. pre-transforming said first image or second image or both images; e. performing a first delineation step on said actual radiation region; f. determining if said delineation is correct, if yes go to step (g), if not go to step (h); g. fusing said first and second image and exit process; and h. selecting multiple guide points around said actual radiation region in said second image, wherein said guide points are position adaptable points; which are placed near but not on the boundaries of the region; and i. performing a second delineation step on said actual radiation region and go to step (f).