UTILIZING DEPTH FROM ULTRASOUND VOLUME RENDERING FOR 3D PRINTING

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for utilizing depth from volume rendering for 3D printing. Three-dimensional (3D) mesh data may be generated based on one or more volume rendered images and/or volumetric datasets corresponding thereto, obtained during medical imaging (e.g., based on echo ultrasound signals during ultrasound imaging). Generating the 3D mesh data may comprise computing a plurality of depth values, where each depth value corresponds to a particular voxel in the volumetric medical imaging datasets. The 3D mesh data may be configured to enable producing a physical volume representation of one or more objects and/or structures in the one or more volume rendered images. Thus, the 3D mesh data may be used for 3D printing. For example, 3D printing data may be generated based on the 3D mesh data. The 3D printing data may be configured and formatted based on a pre-defined 3D printing standard or file format.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
an electronic device comprising at least one processor, the electronic device is operable to:
generate, based on at least one of one or more volume rendered images and volumetric medical imaging datasets corresponding to the one or more volume rendered images, three-dimensional (3D) mesh data;wherein:
the 3D mesh data is configured to enable producing a physical volume representation of at least one of one or more objects and structures in the one or more volume rendered images; andgenerating the 3D mesh data comprises computing a plurality of depth values, where each depth value corresponds to a particular voxel in the volumetric medical imaging datasets.