TARGETING METHOD, TARGETING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A targeting method for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point in an object under examination, the method comprising:
- selecting a two-dimensional image of the object under examination depicting the entry point and the target point;
determining a planned path from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction;
recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the fluoroscopic image is parallel with the first direction;
determining whether the object is on the planned path based on a shape and/or position of a projection of the object in the fluoroscopic image.
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Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment a targeting method for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point in an object (110) under examination is provided, wherein the method comprises selecting a two-dimensional image (301) of the object under examination depicting the entry point (305) and the target point (303) and determining a planned path (304) from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction. Furthermore, the method comprises recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the image coincide with the first direction and determining whether the first object is on the determined planned path based on shape and/or position of the projection of the first object in the fluoroscopic image.
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21 Claims
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1. A targeting method for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point in an object under examination, the method comprising:
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selecting a two-dimensional image of the object under examination depicting the entry point and the target point; determining a planned path from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction; recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the fluoroscopic image is parallel with the first direction; determining whether the object is on the planned path based on a shape and/or position of a projection of the object in the fluoroscopic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A targeting device for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point, the targeting device comprising:
a selecting unit adapted to select a two-dimensional image of the object under examination depicting the entry point and the target point; a determining unit adapted to determine a planned path from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction; a recording unit adapted to record data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the image coincides with the first direction; wherein the determining unit is further adapted to determine whether the object is on the determined planned path based on a shape of a projection of the object in the fluoroscopic image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium in which a program for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point is stored, which program, when executed by a processor, is adapted to control a method comprising:
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selecting a two-dimensional image of the object under examination depicting the entry point and the target point; determining a planned path from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction; recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the image coincide with the first direction; determining whether the object is on the determined planned path based on a shape and/or position of a projection of the object in the fluoroscopic image.
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21. A program element for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point, which program, when executed by a processor, is adapted to control a method comprising:
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selecting a two-dimensional image of the object under examination depicting the entry point and the target point; determining a planned path from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction; recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the image coincide with the first direction; determining whether the object is on the determined planned path based on a shape and/or position of a projection of the object in the fluoroscopic image.
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