Probe-correlated viewing of anatomical image data
CA 2260688 A1 · Owner: Greenberg, Michael M. · Inventors: Greenberg, Michael M.; Zinreich, Simion J.; Bryan, Robert N.
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A computerized system for viewing of internal anatomical regions of a patient based on previously acquired image data of the patient. The anatomical regions are viewed in direct relationship to a moving probe which can be hand-held. The location of the probe relative to the patient is reported to computer. The computer then uses the previously acquired image data to generate a desired view of the patient's anatomy in relationship to the position or orientation of the probe. An operator is able to visualize normally invisible anatomical features before commencing and during, procedure. The correspondence between positions of the patient's anatomy is to locations on the stored data images is …
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- Filed November 21, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 21, 2009.
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