Automatic stabilization of a frames of image stream of a moving organ having intracardiac or intravascular tool in the organ that is displayed in movie format
US11179038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for imaging a tool inside a portion of a subject's body that undergoes motion. A plurality of image frames are acquired of the portion of the subject's body. The image frames are image tracked by (a) automatically identifying at least a feature of the tool in at least a portion of the image frames, and (b) aligning the tool in image frames of the portion of the image frames, based on the automatic identifying. The image-tracked image frames of the portion of the subject's body are displayed as an image stream. Other embodiments are also described.
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