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System and method for fused image based navigation with late marker placement

US9436993B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Clear Guide Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Philipp Jakob Stolka · Baltimore, US
Ehsan Basafa · Redwood City, US
Pezhman Foroughi · Towson, US
Gregory D. Hager · Baltimore, US
Emad Boctor · Baltimore, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2015
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for image guidance, which may include an image processing unit, cameras, and handheld real-time imaging components or handheld displays, wherein the cameras observe visual features on patients, tools, or other components, and wherein said features allow camera or object positions to be determined relative to secondary image data or a reference position, and wherein the image processing unit is configured to dynamically register observations with secondary image data, and to compute enhanced images based on combinations of one or more of secondary image data, positioning data, and real-time imaging data.

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