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Automatic display of previously-acquired endoluminal images

  • US 10,716,528 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2011
  • Issued: 07/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for guiding an endoluminal therapeutic procedure, comprising:

  • a display; and

    at least one computer processor in communication with the display and configured to;

    receive a plurality of endoluminal images obtained at a first time by an endoluminal imaging catheter at a plurality of locations, respectively, within a lumen of a subject;

    associate the plurality of endoluminal images with the plurality of locations within the lumen;

    receive a plurality of extraluminal images obtained at a later second time by an extraluminal imaging device, wherein the plurality of extraluminal images includes a representation of an endoluminal therapeutic device within the lumen;

    determine at the later second time, with image processing of the plurality of extraluminal images obtained at the later second time, a current location of the endoluminal therapeutic device within the lumen;

    associate, at the later second time, the current location of the endoluminal therapeutic device with a location of the plurality of locations;

    identify at the later second time, from the plurality of endoluminal images obtained at the first time, an endoluminal image corresponding to the location; and

    cause the display to simultaneously display;

    at least one extraluminal image of the plurality of extraluminal images, wherein the at least one extraluminal image includes the representation of the endoluminal therapeutic device; and

    the identified endoluminal image corresponding to the location, wherein the endoluminal image is automatically updated based on the current location of the endoluminal therapeutic device.

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