Method and apparatus for synthetic viewpoint imaging
US6016439A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/374
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Medical apparatus for synthetic view point imaging includes an instrument insertable into the body of a patient. Using tissue image information defining an image of the patient's body, and defining the position of the distal end of the instrument within the body, synthetic images of the patient's body are synthesized having a viewpoint with a defined spatial relationship to the distal end of the instrument based on the image information and the determined position of the instrument.
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