Visualization of Distances to Walls of Anatomical Cavities
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a display; and
a processor, configured;
to modify an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, by;
overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, andoverlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing, andto display the modified image on the display.
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Abstract
Described embodiments include a system that includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to modify an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, by overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to a location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, and overlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing. The processor is further configured to display the modified image on the display. Other embodiments are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a display; and a processor, configured; to modify an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, by; overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, and overlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing, and to display the modified image on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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using a processor, modifying an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, bye overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to a location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, and overlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing; and displaying the modified image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer software product comprising a tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a processor, cause the processor:
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to modify an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, by; overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to a location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, and overlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing; and to display the modified image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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