The invention provides a navigation method for an
endoscope. The navigation method comprises the following steps of: generating a virtual three-dimensional model by utilizing data generated by CT (
computed tomography) equipment for scanning a diagnosis body; calculating
virtual coordinates of the
endoscope, corresponding to the current actual coordinates of the
endoscope in a coordinate
system of the virtual three-dimensional model and obtaining a corresponding virtual observation direction of the endoscope in the coordinate
system of the virtual three-dimensional model; taking intracavity images shot by a camera shooting
assembly of the endoscope at the current actual coordinates and in the current actual observation direction as real position images, determining images corresponding to the
virtual coordinates and the virtual observation direction in the virtual three-dimensional model and serving as
virtual position images, comparing the real position images with the
virtual position images to obtain a similarity result, and adjusting coordinate values of the
virtual coordinates and direction value of the virtual observation direction, so that the coordinate
system of the virtual three-dimensional model corresponds to an electromagnetic navigation coordinate system. By adopting the navigation method for the endoscope provided by the invention, the problem that coordinates and images in the electromagnetic
navigation system and the virtual three-dimensional
navigation system are not consistent when the two systems are combined and used can be solved.