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Marking And Tracking An Area Of Interest During Endoscopy

  • US 20160133014A1
  • Filed: 12/28/2015
  • Published: 05/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more computer storage media storing computer usable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

  • identifying an area of interest of a patient'"'"'s organ within images captured during an endoscopic procedure;

    providing a visual marker identifying the area of interest within displayed images of a camera view being viewed by an endoscopist;

    tracking a location of the area of interest relative to the camera view during the endoscopic procedure;

    determining the location of the area of interest has changed relative to the camera view;

    determining if the area of interest remains within the camera view;

    if the area of interest remains within the camera view, moving the visual marker based on the change in the location of the area of interest; and

    if the area of interest has moved outside of the camera view, providing a visual directional marker based on the location of the area of interest relative to the camera view.

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