Image Guided Steering of a Transducer Array and/or an Instrument

A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method furth...

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Main Authors Mantzavinos, Spiros, Zanin, Eric Francis, Naidu, Ram
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.10.2018
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201515569534