Medical procedure support system and method
First Claim
1. A medical procedure support system, comprising:
- an endoscope for obtaining images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject;
an endoscopic image creating unit for creating an endoscopic image obtained by the endoscope;
an image reading unit for reading a virtual image relating to the subject and a reference image relating to the virtual image;
a superimposition commanding unit for commanding to superimpose the reference image on at least one of the virtual image and the endoscopic image; and
a combined image creating unit for performing the superimposition of the reference image data commanded by the superimposition commanding unit and creating a combined image thereof.
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Abstract
A medical procedure support system of the invention includes an endoscope for obtaining images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject, an endoscopic image creating unit for creating an endoscopic image obtained by the endoscope, an image reading unit for reading a virtual image relating to the subject and a reference image relating to the virtual image, a superimposition commanding unit for commanding to superimpose the reference image on at least one of the virtual image and the endoscopic image, and a combined image creating unit for performing the superimposition of the reference image data commanded by the superimposition commanding unit and creating a combined image thereof.
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11 Claims
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1. A medical procedure support system, comprising:
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an endoscope for obtaining images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject;
an endoscopic image creating unit for creating an endoscopic image obtained by the endoscope;
an image reading unit for reading a virtual image relating to the subject and a reference image relating to the virtual image;
a superimposition commanding unit for commanding to superimpose the reference image on at least one of the virtual image and the endoscopic image; and
a combined image creating unit for performing the superimposition of the reference image data commanded by the superimposition commanding unit and creating a combined image thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A medical procedure support system, comprising:
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an area specifying unit for specifying a selected area on a virtual image relating to a subject;
an area information storing unit for storing area information of the selected area specified by the area specifying unit associated with the virtual image; and
an area image creating unit for creating an area image of the selected area based on the area information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical procedure support system, comprising:
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an endoscope for obtaining images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject;
an endoscopic image creating unit for creating an endoscopic image obtained by the endoscope; and
an image superimposing unit for superimposing an area image on the endoscopic image or virtual image.
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10. A medical procedure support method, comprising:
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an endoscopic image creating step of creating an endoscopic image obatined by an endoscope for picking up images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject;
an image reading step of reading a virtual image relating to the subject and a reference image relating to the virtual image;
a virtual image creating step of creating the virtual image and the reference image;
a superimposition commanding unit of commanding to superimpose the reference image on at least one of the virtual image and the endoscopic image;
a combined image creating unit of performing the superimposition of the commanded reference image data and creating a combined image thereof; and
a combined image display step of displaying the combined image on a monitor placed in an operation room. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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