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System for displaying a 2-D ultrasound image within a 3-D viewing environment

  • US 5,817,022 A
  • Filed: 03/11/1997
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating a 2-dimensional ultrasound image in a 3-dimensional viewing environment, the method comprising:

  • mounting a plurality of mobile transducer means to an ultrasound image transducer means adapted for generating a 2-dimensional echo image plane;

    mounting a first reference transducer means to a first fixed location;

    mounting a second reference transducer means to a second fixed location;

    generating three-dimensional coordinates of the mobile transducer means relative to a reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means;

    registering the 2-dimensional echo image plane with the three-dimensional coordinates; and

    ,displaying the 2-dimensional echo image plane at the three-dimensional coordinates, in relation to the reference frame established by the first and second reference transducer means.

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