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Intelligent real-time tool and anatomy visualization in 3D imaging workflows for interventional procedures

An imaging system and image technology, applied in the field of medical instruments

Active Publication Date: 2017-03-22
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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In many instances, the biopsy gun may be a single-use device

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[0016] In accordance with the present principles, embodiments are provided that account for three-dimensional (3D) tracking of a medical instrument (e.g., a biopsy tool) relative to a current image or image slice (e.g., transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), magnetic resonance image (MRI), etc.) ) position and orientation, two-dimensional (2D) images or image slices are selected and redrawn for display, so they include the tool position(s) tracked in real time and in the appropriate image or image slice (e.g., oblique MR ( Overlay map tool representation on MR) slices).

[0017] Targeted prostate biopsy procedures can be performed under real-time 2D TRUS imaging after the 3D TRUS image set acquired during the procedure is registered to the pre-procedural 3D MR image set. Live 3D TRUS imaging is attractive because the prostate can potentially be imaged without (or with minimal) movement of the TRUS probe, resulting in more accurate TRUS-MR registration. However, it is challenging to i...

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A system for tracking an instrument includes two or more sensors (22) disposed along a length of an instrument and being spaced apart from adjacent sensors. An interpretation module (45) is configured to select and update an image slice from a three-dimensional image volume in accordance with positions of the two or more sensors. The three-dimensional image volume includes the positions two or more sensors with respect to a target in the volume. An image processing module (48) is configured to generate an overlay (80) indicating reference positions in the image slice. The reference positions include the positions of the two or more sensors and relative offsets from the image slice in a display to provide feedback for positioning and orienting the instrument.

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[0001] Related application information [0002] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 025481, filed July 16, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to medical instrumentation, and more particularly to systems and methods for tracking needles under ultrasound guidance utilizing tools and anatomical visualization. Background technique [0004] Biopsy can be described as a minimally invasive procedure in which a sample of tissue is obtained for in vitro pathological analysis. Typically, a biopsy device (or biopsy gun) can include an inner probe and an outer hollow cannula, both of which can be attached to the biopsy gun handle. In many instances, the biopsy gun may be a single-use device. A typical biopsy device can be positioned in tissue and then "fired" under some form of image guidance, usually ultrasound (US). The act of firing typically first deploys...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B8/08A61B8/00A61B8/12A61B34/20A61B34/10A61B90/00
CPCA61B8/0841A61B8/483A61B8/12A61B8/4254A61B2034/2063A61B2090/3782A61B2090/3786A61B2090/364A61B2034/107A61B34/20A61B10/0241A61B2034/2051A61B8/5261
Inventor S·巴拉特A·K·贾殷A·博尼拉斯瓦卡
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV