AUTOMATED MANIPULATION OF IMAGING DEVICE FIELD OF VIEW BASED ON TRACKED MEDICAL DEVICE POSITION

摘要

Systems for navigating medical devices are provided. A patient is imaged while a medical device (110) is moved within the patient. A position of the moving medical device is detected within a coordinate system, a position of the imaging field of view relative to the patient is adjusted based on the detected medical device position, such that the relevant tissue region of the patient is within the field of view. For example, the field of view can be centered over the medical device or centered just distal to the medical device portion. The direction of view may be oriented at an angle perpendicular to the axis of the medical device or oriented at an angle parallel to the axis of the medical device portion.