Medical navigation image output comprising virtual primary images and actual secondary images
US9925017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/555
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an image output method for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient's body is ascertained, and in which the instrument and the part of the patient's body are displayed in the correct positional relationship on an image output, wherein the display of the part of the patient's body is based on the one hand on virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method and on the other hand on actual images captured during navigation, wherein the virtual image data is displayed on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, and the actual images are superimposed on it merely as an addition and secondarily. It also relates to an image generating and image output device for medical navigation.
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