AMY K HARA
Physician in Rochester, MN
License number
Florida 2858
Issued Date
Oct 7, 1999
Effective Date
Nov 15, 2001
Expiration Date
Oct 8, 2001
Category
Health Care
Type
Registration for Resident/HSE Physician
Address
Address
509 Mdw Run Dr South W, Rochester, MN 55902
Professional information
System For Two Dimensional And Three Dimensional Imaging Of Tubular Structures In The Human Body
US Patent:
5891030, Apr 6, 1999
Filed:
Jan 24, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/787286
Inventors:
Charles Daniel Johnson - Rochester MN
Amy Kiyo Hara - Rochester MN
Judd Evon Reed - Rochester MN
Amy Kiyo Hara - Rochester MN
Judd Evon Reed - Rochester MN
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN
International Classification:
A61B 0500
US Classification:
600407
Abstract:
A system, method, and article of manufacture for imaging tubular structures of the human body, such as the digestive tract of a living person, with a medical imaging device such as a computed tomography (CT) scanner and a computer workstation. The CT scanner is used to generate cross-sectional axial images of a human colon which are then transferred to the computer workstation. A colon midline is defined which follows the colon lumen. The computer workstation supports colon midline definition by generating and displaying reformatted cross-sectional images, volume rendered scouts, and interluminal views. Semi-automatic midline defining tools are also included. After the midline is defined, a montage of images is displayed for diagnostic purposes. The images include axial sections, transluminal cross section, and intraluminal volume rendered images.