Integrated Visualization of Surgical Navigational and Neural Monitoring Information
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1. An apparatus for simultaneously displaying surgical navigational information and neuromonitoring information, the apparatus comprising:
- a video display terminal configured to display a visualization of anatomical structures of a patient; and
a computer operatively linked to the video display terminal, and programmed to acquire neurological response information from the patient and automatically update the visualization of anatomical structures based on the acquired neurological response information.
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This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for simultaneously displaying surgical navigational information and neuromonitoring information. The apparatus includes a video display terminal configured to display a visualization of anatomical structures of a patient and a computer operatively linked to the video display terminal. The computer is programmed to acquire neurological response information from the patient and automatically update the visualization of anatomical structures based on the acquired neurological response information.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus for simultaneously displaying surgical navigational information and neuromonitoring information, the apparatus comprising:
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a video display terminal configured to display a visualization of anatomical structures of a patient; and a computer operatively linked to the video display terminal, and programmed to acquire neurological response information from the patient and automatically update the visualization of anatomical structures based on the acquired neurological response information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of surgical navigation comprising:
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displaying an anatomical mapping of a patient; and superimposing, on the anatomical mapping, real-time positional information of a neuromonitoring probe being positioned in the patient to acquire neurological information from the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon and representing a set of instructions that when executed by a computer causes the computer to:
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display a visualization of a patient anatomy containing a neural structure; acquire neurological information of the neural structure; and update the visualization of the patient anatomy based on the acquired neurological information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A surgical method comprising:
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tracking placement of an instrument through aid of a visualization of patient anatomy and an instrument virtual marker; applying a broadcasting electrical stimulus to an anatomical region; detecting a presence of a neural structure in the anatomical region from a response to the broadcasting electrical stimulus; and
if a neural structure is detected,applying a pinpointing electrical stimulus to the anatomical region to pinpoint location of the neural structure. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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