Abstract:
Disclosed is a medical data processing method of determining a transformation for determining a breathing state-dependent geometry of an anatomical body part of a patient's body, the method comprising executing, on at least one processor of at least one computer, steps of: a) acquiring, at a processor, planning image data describing a set of tomographic medical planning images describing each a different part of the anatomical body part in the same respiratory state called reference planning respiratory state (y), wherein the anatomical body part is subject to respiratory movement and wherein the planning images comprise a planning image called reference planning image describing a part of the anatomical body part which is called reference planning body part; b) acquiring, at a processor, breathing image data describing a set (1) of tomographic medical breathing images of the anatomical body part, wherein the breathing images comprise a reference breathing image (A) describing the reference planning body part in a respiratory state called reference breathing respiratory state (a), which is different from the reference planning respiratory state (y), and a target breathing image (C) describing at least another part of the anatomical body part, wherein the other part of the anatomical body part is called target body part, in a respiratory state called target respiratory state (c) which is different from the reference planning respiratory state; c) determining, by a processor and based on the planning image data and the breathing image data, reference transformation data describing a transformation, called reference transformation (R), between the geometry (Factor A) of the reference planning body part in the reference planning respiratory state (y) and the geometry of the reference planning body part in the reference breathing respiratory state (a); d) acquiring, at a processor, scaling factor data describing a scaling factor (sf) which describes a relationship between the geometry (Factor A) of the reference planning body part in the reference breathing respiratory state (a) and the geometry (Factor C) of the target body part in the target respiratory state (c); e) determining, by a processor and based on the reference transformation and the scaling factor data, derived transformation data describing a transformation called derived transformation (T) between the geometry of the target body part in the reference planning respiratory state (y), and the geometry (Factor C′) of the target body part in the reference breathing respiratory state (a).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a computer-implemented medical data processing method for determining a mapping of medical image content into a reference system, the method comprising executing, on a processor of a computer, steps of: a) acquiring, at the processor, medical image data describing a digital medical image of an anatomical structure of a patient's body; b) acquiring, at the processor, image attribute data describing attribute information associated with the medical image data, the attribute information including an indication of an initial reference system in which spatial relationships of the digital medical image are defined; c) acquiring, at the processor, reference system transformation data describing a spatial relationship (REG) between the initial reference system and a second reference system which is different from the initial reference system; d) determining, by the processor and based on the medical image data and the reference system transformation data, transformed image data describing a representation of the digital medical image in the second reference system.
Abstract:
A medical data processing method of determining a virtual image (2) of a part of a patient's body (4), the method being constituted to be executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring (S1) patient image data describing at least two two-dimensional patient images (1) of anatomical body parts (3) of the patient's body (4); b) acquiring (S2) atlas data describing a general structure (5) of at least part of the patient's body comprising correspondence parts corresponding to the anatomical body parts (3); c) acquiring correspondence part position data describing the positions of the correspondence parts in the general structure (5); determining (S4.1, S4.2, S4.3), based on the patient image data and the atlas data and the correspondence part position data, virtual image data describing a two-dimensional virtual image (2) of a part (21, 22) of the general structure (5) having a position in the general structure (5) which lies between the positions of the correspondence parts.
Abstract:
A data processing method performed by a computer (2) for determining the structure of a medical implant (12; 18; 20; 22) which is to replace removed tissue in a patient's body, comprising the steps of:—acquiring a 3D dataset which represents remaining tissue (10; 17) which at least partly surrounded the removed tissue before the latter was removed;—determining the required contour of the implant (12; 18; 20; 22) from the 3D dataset;—simulating forces exerted by the remaining tissue (10; 17) on the contour of the implant (12; 18; 20;22); and—determining a structure dataset which represents the structure of the implant (12; 18; 20; 22) such that the implant (12; 18; 20; 22) has the required contour and can absorb the simulated forces.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handle portion or mounting portion and a functional portion and/or tip, wherein a display device is provided on the instrument and includes or enables displays which serve to assist in image-guided and/or navigation-assisted surgery. It also relates to a method for navigating a surgical instrument, wherein its position is determined and tracked by means of a medical tracking system and the position data is processed within the framework of medical navigation by means of a medical navigation system, wherein displays for navigation assistance and/or for assisting in image-guided surgery are provided on the instrument or on an element which is positionally assigned to the instrument or fastened to the instrument.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a medical data processing method for identifying an entity of the nervous system, in particular the brain, of a patient, wherein the method is designed to be executed by a computer and comprises the following steps: a) acquiring target connectivity data comprising target connectivity information about the probability of a target entity being connected to other entities of the nervous system; b) acquiring candidate connectivity data comprising candidate connectivity information about the probability of at least one candidate entity being connected to other entities of the nervous system; and c) determining similarity data for each of the at least one candidate entities on the basis of the candidate connectivity data and the target connectivity data, wherein the similarity data comprise similarity information about the similarity between the candidate entity and the target entity.
Abstract:
A medical image data processing method for determining a set of medical image data to be displayed, the data processing method being constituted to be executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: acquiring medical image data comprising three-dimensional medical image information describing an anatomical structure, and displaying the medical image information; acquiring navigation display feature data comprising navigation display feature information describing at least one graphical navigation feature; displaying the navigation display information simultaneously with the medical image information; acquiring viewing direction data comprising viewing direction information describing a spatial relationship of a viewing direction of a user relative to the position of the at least one graphical navigation feature; determining, based on the viewing direction data, image information subset data comprising image data subset information describing a subset of the medical image information to be selected for display.
Abstract:
A matching transformation is determined for matching a patient image set of images of an anatomical body structure of a patient with an atlas image set of images of a general anatomical structure including anatomical atlas elements. Atlas spatial information containing spatial information on the general anatomical structure, and element representation information are obtained. The element representation information describes representation data sets which contain information on representations of the plurality of atlas elements in the atlas images to be determined are obtained, and also describes a determination rule for determining respective representation data sets for respective atlas elements in accordance with different respective parameter sets. Patient data is acquired by acquiring the patient image set and the parameter sets which are respectively associated with the images of the patient image set. The matching transformation is determined by matching images associated with the same parameter set to each other.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a medical data processing method of determining an image of an anatomical structure of a patient's body, the method comprising the following steps which are constituted to be executed by a computer: a) acquiring (S1) GP atlas data describing an image-based model of at least part of a human body comprising the anatomical structure; b) acquiring (S1) patient medical image data describing a patient-specific medical image of the anatomical structure in the patient's body, wherein the patient medical image data comprises in particular three-dimensional image information c) determining (S2), based on the atlas data and the patient medical image data, atlas-patient transformation data describing a transformation between the image-based model and the anatomical structure in the patient's body; d) acquiring (S3, S4) medical indication data describing a medical indication which the anatomical structure is subject to; e) acquiring (S7) imaging parameter data describing at least one imaging parameter for generating, from the image-based model, an image of the anatomical structure in dependence on the medical indication data: f) determining (S8) indication image data describing an indication-specific image (1) of the anatomical structure in the patient, wherein the indication image data is determined (S8) based on the patient medical image data and the atlas-patient transformation data and the medical indication data and the imaging parameter data.
Abstract:
A camera assembly (3) for use in medical tracking applications, comprising a range camera (4) and a thermographic camera (5) in a fixed relative position.