Image-guided thoracic therapy and apparatus therefor
US6580938B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A probe such as an endoscope equipped with a biopsy needle is guided to a target in or adjacent to the respiratory system. The position of the probe is monitored and a representation of the probe is superposed on a previously acquired image of the respiratory system and adjacent tissues. Artifacts caused by motion due to respiration are suppressed by monitoring the respiratory state of the patient and acquiring the probe position when the respiratory state of the patient is equal to the respiratory state of the patient during image capture.
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