INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION IN COMBINATION WITH POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system operable to display a four-dimensional (4D) model of an imaged anatomy, comprising:
- a controller;
an imaging system including an imaging probe in communication with the controller, the imaging probe operable to acquire generally real-time, three-dimensional (3D) image data relative to a direction of image acquisition along an imaging plane;
anda tracking system in communication with the controller, the tracking system includingat least one tracking element integrated with the imaging probe,wherein the system is operable to process the real-time, 3D image data acquired by the imaging probe relative to generally real-time tracking information acquired by the tracking system so as to display a 4D model of the imaged anatomy.
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Abstract
A system and method to display a four-dimensional (4D) model of an imaged anatomy is provided. The system comprises a controller, and an imaging system including an imaging probe in communication with the controller. The imaging probe can acquire generally real-time, 3D image data relative to a direction of image acquisition along an imaging plane. The system also includes a tracking system in communication with the controller. The tracking system includes at least one tracking element integrated with the imaging probe. The system is operable to process the generally real-time, 3D image data acquired by the imaging probe relative to generally real-time tracking information acquired by the tracking system so as to display the 4D model of the imaged anatomy.
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18 Claims
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1. A system operable to display a four-dimensional (4D) model of an imaged anatomy, comprising:
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a controller; an imaging system including an imaging probe in communication with the controller, the imaging probe operable to acquire generally real-time, three-dimensional (3D) image data relative to a direction of image acquisition along an imaging plane; and a tracking system in communication with the controller, the tracking system including at least one tracking element integrated with the imaging probe, wherein the system is operable to process the real-time, 3D image data acquired by the imaging probe relative to generally real-time tracking information acquired by the tracking system so as to display a 4D model of the imaged anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of image acquisition of an imaged anatomy, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a series of partial view 3D image data with a 4D imaging probe, defined by an image coordinate system and a time reference; tracking a position of the 4D imaging probe relative to the time reference and a tracking coordinate system; generating a 4D model of the imaged anatomy by merging the series of partial view 3D image data defined by the position of the 4D imaging probe relative the tracking coordinate system and relative to the time reference; and displaying the 4D model. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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