DISPLAY METHOD OF X-RAY CT IMAGE OF MAXILLOFACIAL AREA, X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a CT image similar to a panoramic image which is familiar with a dentist. SOLUTION: A display method of an X-ray CT image for displaying in an X-ray CT imaging apparatus M or X-ray CT image display apparatus M2 a maxillofacial X-ray CT image of an object o imaged by X-ray CT is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: designating an interested area r with respect to the maxillofacial area of the object; producing by means of an image processing means 85 a standard observational X-ray CT image of the designated interested area r based on a dental arch DA standard observational information related to a direction normal to a curve of the dental arch DA of the object from its cheek side to its tongue side; and displaying on a display means 88 the standard observational X-ray CT image of the interested area r. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT