| 摘要 |
An image-guided ultrasound system may include an ultrasound probe, a display configured to communicate with the ultrasound probe to receive ultrasound signals to display images from the ultrasound probe, and an imaging device that may be attached to or integral with the ultrasound probe and configured to communicate with the display to display information derived from images from the imaging device. The imaging device may include a stabilization assembly, an imaging device assembly physically coupled to the stabilization assembly, a plurality of light-sensitive devices physically coupled to the stabilization assembly, and a memory unit physically coupled to the imaging device assembly, the memory unit configured to store calibration or usage information for the image-guided ultrasound system. |
| 主权项 |
1. An image-guided ultrasound system, comprising:
an ultrasound probe; a display configured to communicate with the ultrasound probe to receive ultrasound signals to display images from the ultrasound probe; and an imaging device at least one of removably attached to or integral with said ultrasound probe, the imaging device configured to communicate with an image processing module to process information derived from images from the imaging device, wherein the display receives and displays data from the image processing module, the imaging device comprising:
a rigid support and stabilization bar comprising a material with a low co-efficient of thermal expansion including a central portion coupled to one or more side portions,an imaging device housing rigidly coupled to the central portion of the rigid support and stabilization bar,a plurality of light-sensitive devices physically coupled to the one or more side portions of the rigid support and stabilization bar, a first light-sensitive device of the plurality of light-sensitive devices connected to one side portion of the support and stabilization bar and a second light-sensitive device of the plurality of light-sensitive devices connected to a different side portion of the rigid support and stabilization bar, wherein the rigid support and stabilization bar prevents mechanical and thermal movement between the first light-sensitive device, the second light-sensitive device, and the imaging device housing and forms a single stereo observation device,at least one light source contained in the imaging device housing, the at least one light source operable to illuminate with light of a particular spectrum one or more tools observed by one or more of the plurality of light-sensitive devices,a lens mounted in a viewing direction of one or more of the plurality of light-sensitive devices, said lens acting as a filter to allow only light of the particular spectrum into one or more of the plurality of light-sensitive devices, andelectronic memory physically coupled to the imaging device, the electronic memory configured to store at least one of calibration, configuration, and device identification, and further configured to store information for the imaging device, the information including at least one of:elapsed time or usage since last calibration,remaining time or usage until next calibration, ornext calibration date. |
