摘要:
The magnetic coils (72, 74, 76) are arranged to provide a magnetic force within an operating region sufficient to move a magnetic medical device within that portion of a patient inside the operating region.
摘要:
A system and method are provided for obtaining registration of a localization system's three-dimensional coordinates for a plurality of markers having known locations to the two-dimensional coordinates for the plurality of reference markers obtained from a single X-ray image. The method for registering a navigational system with a localization system having a plurality of reference markers includes determining the three-dimensional coordinates of the locations of a plurality of reference markers within the localization coordinate system, and providing a single two-dimensional X-ray image that includes a two dimensional location of the plurality of markers. The method further includes determining a coordinate transformation for obtaining a best fit registration of the localization system's three-dimensional coordinates to the two-dimensional coordinates obtained from the single X-ray image, for at least one reference marker location.
摘要:
A system and method are provided for control of a navigation system for deploying a medical device within a subject, and for enhancement of a display image of anatomical features for viewing the projected location and movement of medical devices, and projected locations of a variety of anatomical features and other spatial markers in the operating region. The display of the X-ray imaging system information is augmented in a manner such that a physician can more easily become oriented in three dimensions with the use of a single-plane X-ray display. The projection of points and geometrical shapes within the subject body onto a known imaging plane can be obtained using associated imaging parameters and projective geometry.
摘要:
A method of identifying an elongate medical device in a two-dimensional image of an operating region includes filtering pixels meeting a predetermined intensity requirement for linear scaling, dividing the filtered pixels into groups of contiguous pixels, and selecting from the groups a group corresponding to the medical device.
摘要:
A method is provided for adjusting a medical device given an image of the device position relative to an anatomical surface shown on a two- dimensional display, that includes using a user-input device to indicate a direction of adjustment of the device relative to the display.
摘要:
A navigation system (57) for minimally invasive surgery incorporating means of automatic electronic identification of automatically actuated flexible medical device (51) characteristics, communication of such information to a navigation control system (57) and its use in an automatic actuation system (54) that is used to accurately control navigation of the flexible medical device (51) within a patient's anatomy by the use of a physics-based model of flexible device (51) response to automatically applied actuations in order to efficiently access specified regions targeted for therapy delivery.