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
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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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