METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF BONE X-RAY IMAGES

摘要

Method for establishing a virtual three-dimensional representation of a bone or bone fragment from X-ray images comprising the steps of A) taking at leas t one medical image (11) of a patient's bone (21) or bone fragment; B) storing the at least one medical image (11) as a set of data in a data storage means (9) of a computer (10); C) display the at least one medical image (11) at a display means (32) connected to the computer (10); D) creating a three- dimensional virtual representation of the bone (21) or bone fragment by mean s of using a control means (26) connected to the computer (10); and E) adjusti ng the size of the three-dimensional virtual representation to the size of the bone (21) or bone fragment by means of using the control means (26).