MEDICAL TOOL WITH IMAGE ENHANCING FEATURES

摘要

A medical tool comprises: an elongate shaft comprising a wall and at least one inner core. The shaft is constructed and arranged to perform an image enhancing function selected from the group consisting of: minimize image distortion caused by the medical tool; reduce image scatter caused by the medical tool; reduce image noise caused by the medical tool; reduce image degradation caused by the medical tool; enhance visualization of the medical tool within the medical image; and combinations thereof. Systems comprising the medical tool and an imaging device are also provided.