AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A SURGICAL TOOL ON AN IMAGE PROVIDED BY A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

The device has a processing module determining a projection position of incision (16) in an image plane. The processing module determines characteristic points of a surgical tool projection on an image e.g. ultrasonic image, from a shape parameter and the projection position of the incision, where lateral edges of the projection of the tool in the image plane correspond to straight lines. The tool is provided in an elongated shape, where geometrical parameters characteristic of the tool are stored in the processing module. An independent claim is also included for a method for detecting a surgical tool on an image.