REAL TIME STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention relates to a stereoscopic imaging apparatus ( 2 ). The apparatus ( 2 ) comprises a real time ultrasound imaging device ( 14, 20, 22 ) for generating a real time 3D model of a patient's heart ( 4 ), combining the real time 3D model with a static 3D model of the region surrounding the heart ( 4 ) previously stored in memory ( 24 ), and generating stereoscopic image data of the combined real time and static 3D model. The apparatus also comprises a display ( 30 ) for simultaneously displaying the real time stereoscopic image of the heart ( 4 ) and a static stereoscopic image of the region surrounding the heart ( 4 ). By enabling a real time stereoscopic image of the heart ( 4 ) and a static stereoscopic image of the region surrounding the heart to be simultaneously displayed on the display ( 30 ), this improves the user's depth perception in viewing the real time image.