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Method and system for virtual endoscopy with guidance for biopsy

US7536216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US
CHARITÉ—UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Geiger · Buckenhof, DE
Guido M. Weiner · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2005
Grant date	May 19, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2210/41
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for virtual endoscopy in a lumen includes acquiring from a patient an imaging dataset exhibiting a lesion external to a lumen wall; deriving a three-dimensional (3-D) volume of the lesion; obtaining data on maximum bend characteristics for a given endoscope; and deriving projection criteria, based on the 3-D volume and the maximum bend, for projecting an endoluminal image of said lesion, indicating an optimal biopsy insertion point.

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