Integrated tracking system for inter-patient imaging

摘要

To accurately generate the three-dimensional ultrasound data and/or determine the position of the ultrasound scan relative to pre-operative data, a tracking sensor is releasably connected with the ultrasound probe. The connection positions the tracking sensor near a distal end of the probe for insertion into the patient. A needle guide may be similarly releasably connected with the probe and, at least in part, inserted into the patient.

主权项

1. An integrated needle guide tracking system comprising:
an endoscopic ultrasound transducer having a distal tip opposite a handle; a tracking sensor positioned on or adjacent to the distal tip such that the sensor is insertable within a patient cavity with the distal tip; and a needle guide connected with the endoscopic ultrasound transducer.