发明名称 |
Introduction of an object in a body under real time imaging via correlation of images obtained by different imaging apparatuses |
摘要 |
An imaging system and method are disclosed for monitoring a body. The system is constructed and arranged such that the method of use includes the acquisition of a first image and the acquisition of a second image. In the exemplary embodiment the first image is a volumetric three-dimensional image and the second image is a two-dimensional image. |
申请公布号 |
US9271682(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.03.01 |
申请号 |
US201113176136 |
申请日期 |
2011.07.05 |
申请人 |
Esaote, S.p.A. |
发明人 |
Cerofolini Marino;Greppi Barbara |
分类号 |
A61B6/00;A61B8/00;A61B6/03;A61B5/055;A61B8/08;G06T7/20;A61B8/06 |
主分类号 |
A61B6/00 |
代理机构 |
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP |
代理人 |
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP |
主权项 |
1. An imaging method for the monitoring of an anatomical region during insertion of a metallic object inside the region, the method comprising:
a) acquiring a three-dimensional image of a specific anatomical district of the body under examination by a computed axial tomography device and storing said three-dimensional image; b) finding three non-linearly aligned anatomical reference points within said anatomical district; c) acquiring a two-dimensional image along a first section slice of said anatomical district containing said three anatomical reference points by an ultrasound probe; d) correlating said three anatomical reference points of said two-dimensional image with said three-dimensional image and identifying said first section slice of the acquired two-dimensional image within the stored three-dimensional image; e) constructing a first two-dimensional image with data of the three-dimensional image falling along said first section slice and corresponding to that of the acquired two-dimensional image; f) moving said ultrasound probe towards a further section slice of said anatomical district having a position and/or orientation different than that of said first section slice; g) tracking the displacement of said ultrasound probe for obtaining the image at said further section slice; h) identifying said further section slice within the stored three-dimensional image by using data related to the tracking of the displacement of said ultrasound probe; i) constructing a second two-dimensional image with data of the three-dimensional image falling along said further section slice identified at step h); j) displaying the two-dimensional image obtained at step i) and keeping in place said ultrasound probe; k) introducing a metallic object; l) acquiring one or more further two-dimensional image along said further section slice, said image being acquired and generated in real time; and m) combining the second two-dimensional image which has been constructed from the three-dimensional data and the further two-dimensional images, and displaying the combination image, wherein the contribution of the first and second two-dimensional images reconstructed from the three-dimensional data corresponds to the representation of an anatomical structure and the contribution of the image corresponds to the representation of the metallic object. |
地址 |
Milan IT |