Method and system for indicating light direction for a volume-rendered image

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10380787
APP PUB NO 20180033186A1
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15730491

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A method and system for volume-rendering. The method and system include generating a volume-rendered image that is shaded from a light direction, displaying the volume-rendered image, displaying a model of a solid at the same time as the volume-rendered image, and displaying a light direction indicator with respect to the model of the solid, wherein the position of the light direction indicator corresponds to the light direction used for shading the volume-rendered image.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 NEUMANN WAY MAIL DROP F16 EVENDALE OH 45215-6301

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Schroecker, Gerald Salzburg, AT 13 73

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