TRACKING A GUIDEWIRE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer system, data from an electromagnetic sensor;
determining, at the computer system, based on the received data, a location of a tip of a guidewire inserted in a patient; and
causing, by the computer system, an indication of the determined location of the tip of the guidewire to be displayed in an overlay image representing at least part of the guidewire.
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Abstract
In one aspect, in general, a method includes receiving, at a computer system, data from an electromagnetic sensor, determining, at the computer system, based on the received data, a location of a tip of a guidewire inserted in a patient, and causing, by the computer system, an indication of the determined location of the tip of the guidewire to be displayed in an overlay image representing at least part of the guidewire.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, data from an electromagnetic sensor; determining, at the computer system, based on the received data, a location of a tip of a guidewire inserted in a patient; and causing, by the computer system, an indication of the determined location of the tip of the guidewire to be displayed in an overlay image representing at least part of the guidewire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, data from an electromagnetic sensor; determining, at the computer system, based on the received data, a location of a tip of a guidewire inserted in a patient; and providing, by the computer system, an indication to a user interface that the tip of the guidewire has been positioned at a predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising
a transmitter of electromagnetic signals disposed on a tip of a guidewire; -
a sensor for receiving the electromagnetic signals transmitted by the sensor; a computer system in communication with the sensor, the computer system configured to determine a location of the tip of a guidewire based on the signals received by the sensor; and a display system in communication with the computer system, the display system configured to display an indication of the determined location of the tip of a guidewire in an overlay upon an image of at least part of the guidewire. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage device, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a computer system to:
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receive data from an electromagnetic sensor; determine, based on the received data, a location of a tip of a guidewire inserted in a patient; and cause an indication of the determined location of the tip of the guidewire to be displayed in an overlay upon an image representing at least part of the guidewire. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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