Intepretation of tomographic images using automatic atlas lookup

We describe a system that automates atlas look-up when viewing cross-sectional images at a viewing station. Using simple specification of landmarks a linear transformation to a volume based anatomical atlas is performed. As a result corresponding atlas pictures containing information about structures, function, or blood supply, or classical atlas pages (like Talairach) appear next to the patient data for any chosen slice. In addition the slices are visible in the 3D context of the VOXEL-MAN 3D atlas, providing all its functionality.