MEDICAL NAVIGATION IMAGE OUTPUT COMPRISING VIRTUAL PRIMARY IMAGES AND ACTUAL SECONDARY IMAGES
First Claim
1. An image output method for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient'"'"'s body is ascertained, and in which the instrument and the part of the patient'"'"'s body are displayed in the correct positional relationship on an image output, wherein the display of the part of the patient'"'"'s body is based on the one hand on virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method and on the other hand on actual images captured during navigation, wherein the virtual image data is displayed on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, and the actual images are superimposed on them merely as an addition and secondarily.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an image output method for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient'"'"'s body is ascertained, and in which the instrument and the part of the patient'"'"'s body are displayed in the correct positional relationship on an image output, wherein the display of the part of the patient'"'"'s body is based on the one hand on virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method and on the other hand on actual images captured during navigation, wherein the virtual image data is displayed on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, and the actual images are superimposed on it merely as an addition and secondarily. It also relates to an image generating and image output device for medical navigation.
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24 Claims
- 1. An image output method for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient'"'"'s body is ascertained, and in which the instrument and the part of the patient'"'"'s body are displayed in the correct positional relationship on an image output, wherein the display of the part of the patient'"'"'s body is based on the one hand on virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method and on the other hand on actual images captured during navigation, wherein the virtual image data is displayed on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, and the actual images are superimposed on them merely as an addition and secondarily.
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24. An image generating and image output device for medical navigation in which the positional relationship of an instrument with respect to a part of a patient'"'"'s body is ascertained, comprising:
- an image output on which the instrument and the part of the patient'"'"'s body are displayed in the correct positional relationship; and
an image processor which generates a display of the part of the patient'"'"'s body on the basis of virtual image data captured by means of a medical imaging method on the one hand and on the basis of actual images captured during navigation on the other hand, comprising;a video image capture unit which is arranged on the instrument and provides the actual images; and
byan image display control which displays the virtual image data on the image output primarily and as the basis of the image, wherein the actual images are superimposed on it merely as an addition and secondarily.
- an image output on which the instrument and the part of the patient'"'"'s body are displayed in the correct positional relationship; and
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