Method and apparatus for medical image display for surgical tool planning and navigation in clinical environments
US6614453B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/961
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical imaging display system includes a memory (40) for storing first image data representative of a region of interest. The memory (40) stores image data generated by medical imaging devices such as magnetic resonance devices (20), computed tomography devices (22), nuclear imaging devices (26,28,30), and ultrasound devices. Typically, image data from these devices is obtained some time prior to a surgical event and users may access this data in planning for the surgical event. A processor (42), in data communication with the memory, is organized under a component object modeling architecture. The processor (42) is connected to a user interface (10) for providing user requests to the processor. Thus, in response to user action via the user interface (10), the processor (42) determines an object (54) adapted to act on the request, selects a handle (60) for the determined object and, employs the object via the handle to act on the request. Additionally, the image guided surgical system also includes a source (48) of substantially real time image data generated in the surgical theater, such as spectroscopy devices, which can also be manipulated via software objects to display desi…
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