Overlay maps for navigation of intraoral images

摘要

Methods and systems for viewing images. One system includes a source of images, a computer, and a screen. The computer includes a processor and a user interface module configured to generate a graphical user interface or GUI. The GUI includes a first window in which one or more of the images are displayed. The GUI is displayed on the screen and the graphical user interface module generates an output or modifies the GUI in response to user input (e.g., tap, click, etc.). In response to the input, the graphical user interface generates an image-navigation map. The image-navigation map is displayed in a foreground of the first window and the one or more images are in displayed in a background of the first window. The image-navigation map includes one or more thumbnail images of at least one of the one or more images.

主权项

1. An image viewing system comprising:
a source of intraoral dental images; a computer having a processor and a user interface module, the user interface module configured to generate a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface having a first window in which at least one intraoral dental image from the source of intraoral dental images is displayed; and a screen connected to the computer and configured to display the graphical user interface; wherein, in response to at least one user input, the graphical user interface is configured to generate an image-navigation map and to display the image-navigation map in a foreground of the first window and the at least one intraoral dental image from the source of intraoral dental images in a background of the first window, wherein the image-navigation map is overlaid upon the at least one intraoral dental image, the image-navigation map including one or more thumbnail images of at least one of the intraoral dental images from the source of intraoral dental images, each of the thumbnail images indicating a predefined region of a patient's dentition, and wherein the thumbnail images are arranged to correspond to the patient's dentition.