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

摘要

The invention relates to a device for detecting a surgical tool on an image, said surgical tool passing through an incision in the skin (14) or an organ of a patient. The device includes: a means (28) for storing the shape parameters of the surgical tool; a means (28) for determining the position of the projection of the incision in the plane of the image; and a means (28) for determining the characteristic points of the projection of the surgical tool on the image from the shape parameters and the position of the projection of the incision.