DUAL-MODE STEREO IMAGING SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND CONTROL IN SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A system for tracking and control in medical procedures, the system comprising:
- a device configured to deploy fluorescent material on at least one of an organ under surgery and a surgical tool;
a visual light source;
a fluorescent light source corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the fluorescent material;
an image acquisition and control element configured to control the visual light source and the fluorescent light source, and configured to capture and digitize at least one of resulting visual images and fluorescent images; and
an image-based tracking module configured to apply image processing to the visual and fluorescent images, the image processing detecting fluorescent markers on at least one of the organ and the surgical tool.
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Abstract
System and method for tracking and control in medical procedures. The system including a device that deploys fluorescent material on at least one of an organ under surgery and a surgical tool, a visual light source, a fluorescent light source corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the fluorescent material, an image acquisition and control element that controls the visual light source and the fluorescent light source, and captures and digitizes at least one of resulting visual images and fluorescent images, and an image-based tracking module that applies image processing to the visual and fluorescent images, the image processing detecting fluorescent markers on at least one of the organ and the surgical tool.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for tracking and control in medical procedures, the system comprising:
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a device configured to deploy fluorescent material on at least one of an organ under surgery and a surgical tool; a visual light source; a fluorescent light source corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the fluorescent material; an image acquisition and control element configured to control the visual light source and the fluorescent light source, and configured to capture and digitize at least one of resulting visual images and fluorescent images; and an image-based tracking module configured to apply image processing to the visual and fluorescent images, the image processing detecting fluorescent markers on at least one of the organ and the surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for performing a medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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deploying fluorescent material on at least one of an organ under surgery and a surgical tool; illuminating the organ, the surgical tool, or both, with a visual light source and a fluorescent light source, the fluorescent light source corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the fluorescent material; capturing and digitizing images resulting from the illumination by the visual light source and the fluorescent light source; and applying image processing to the digitized images, the image processing detecting fluorescent markers on at least one of the organ and the surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for tracking and control in medical procedures, the system comprising:
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means for deploying fluorescent material on at least one of an organ under surgery and a surgical tool; a visual light source; a fluorescent light source corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the fluorescent material; means for controlling the visual light source and the fluorescent light source; means for capturing and digitizing at least one of resulting visual images and fluorescent images; and means for applying image processing to the visual and fluorescent images, the image processing detecting fluorescent markers on at least one of the organ and the surgical tool.
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