Method and apparatus of localizing an insertion end of a probe within a biotic structure

摘要

A method and apparatus for localizing a tip of a probe inside a biotic structure. The apparatus includes a probe with an ultrasonic transmitter attached proximate a tip of an insertion end of the probe. The apparatus further includes a color Doppler ultrasonic imaging system coupled to a sonifying transducer and a speaker coupled to the ultrasonic imaging system which reproduces sound information indicative of a position of the probe relative to the sonifying transducer.