Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for image management in image-guided medical procedures
US8641621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Presented herein are methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media for image management in image-guided medical procedures. Some embodiments herein allow a physician to use multiple instruments for a surgery and simultaneously provide image-guidance data for those instruments. Various embodiments disclosed herein provide information to physicians about procedures they are performing, the devices (such as ablation needles, ultrasound transducers or probes, scalpels, cauterizers, etc.) they are using during the procedure, the relative emplacements or poses of these devices, prediction information for those devices, and other information. Some embodiments provide useful information about 3D data sets and allow the operator to control the presentation of regions of interest. Additionally, some embodiments provide for quick calibration of surgical instruments or attachments for surgical instruments.
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