Displaying a device within an endoluminal image stack
US8855744B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described including, while an endoluminal data-acquisition device is being moved through a subject's lumen, acquiring a plurality of endoluminal data points of the lumen using the endoluminal data-acquisition device. It is determined that respective endoluminal data points correspond to respective locations along the lumen. A display is driven to display at least some of the plurality of endoluminal data points in a stack. While a second endoluminal device is inside the lumen, a current location of at least a portion of the second endoluminal device with respect to the lumen is determined. In response thereto, an image of the second endoluminal device is displayed within the stack, at a location within the stack corresponding to the current location of the second endoluminal device. Other applications are also described.
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