Video-based surgical targeting system
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1. A video-based surgical targeting system comprising:
- a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
a patient-specific 3-D computer model of said anatomical structure of said patient, said patient-specific 3-D computer model being assembled from said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
marker placement means for (i) inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database, and/or (ii) adjusting the positions of virtual planning markers inserted into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database and thereafter incorporated into said patient-specific 3-D computer model, or inserting virtual planning markers into said 3-D computer model;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure modeled by said patient-specific 3-D computer model;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image.
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Abstract
A video-based surgical targeting system for targeting anatomical structures within a patient.
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1. A video-based surgical targeting system comprising:
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a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
a patient-specific 3-D computer model of said anatomical structure of said patient, said patient-specific 3-D computer model being assembled from said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
marker placement means for (i) inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database, and/or (ii) adjusting the positions of virtual planning markers inserted into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database and thereafter incorporated into said patient-specific 3-D computer model, or inserting virtual planning markers into said 3-D computer model;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure modeled by said patient-specific 3-D computer model;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A video-based surgical targeting system comprising:
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a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
marker placement means for inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure represented by said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A video-based surgical targeting system comprising:
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a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
a patient-specific 3-D computer model of said anatomical structure of said patient, said patient-specific 3-D computer model being assembled from said plurality of images contained in said patient-specific database;
marker placement means for (i) inserting virtual planning markers into said images contained in said patient-specific database, and/or (ii) adjusting the positions of virtual planning markers inserted into said images contained in said patient-specific database and thereafter incorporated into said patient-specific 3-D computer model, or inserting virtual planning markers into said 3-D computer model;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure modeled by said patient-specific 3-D computer model;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image.
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19. A video-based surgical targeting system comprising:
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a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
marker placement means for inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure defined by said patient-specific database;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient, said real-time image generating means being adapted so as to dynamically update said patient-specific database with said real image;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image.
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20. A method for targeting an anatomical structure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a video-based surgical targeting system comprising;
a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
a patient-specific 3-D computer model of said anatomical structure of said patient, said patient-specific 3-D computer model being assembled from said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
marker placement means for (i) inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database, and/or (ii) adjusting the positions of virtual planning markers inserted into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database and thereafter incorporated into said patient-specific 3-D computer model, or inserting virtual planning markers into said 3-D computer model;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure modeled by said patient-specific 3-D computer model;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image;
(2) inserting a visual planning marker into a 2-D image contained in said patient-specific database;
(3) generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure defined by said patient-specific 3-D model, and generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
(4) mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image comprises a composite of both images, and displaying said output image on said display means, wherein said virtual image and said real image are mixed so that said visual planning marker is exposed to view so as to be superimposed against said real image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for targeting an anatomical structure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a video-based surgical targeting system comprising;
a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
marker placement means for inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure represented by said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image;
(2) inserting a visual planning marker into a 2-D image contained in said patient-specific database;
(3) generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure represented by said plurality of 2-D images contained in said patient-specific database, and generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient; and
(4) mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image comprises a composite of both images, and displaying said output image on said display means, wherein said virtual image and said real image are mixed so that said visual planning marker is exposed to view so as to be superimposed against said real image.
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24. A method for targeting an anatomical structure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a video-based surgical targeting system comprising;
a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
a patient-specific 3-D computer model of said anatomical structure of said patient, said patient-specific 3-D computer model being assembled from said plurality of images contained in said patient-specific database;
marker placement means for (i) inserting virtual planning markers into said images contained in said patient-specific database, and/or (ii) adjusting the positions of virtual planning markers inserted into said images contained in said patient-specific database and thereafter incorporated into said patient-specific 3-D computer model, or inserting virtual planning markers into said 3-D computer model;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure modeled by said patient-specific 3-D computer model;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image;
(2) inserting a visual planning marker into an image contained in said patient-specific database;
(3) generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure defined by said patient-specific 3-D model, and generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient; and
(4) mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image comprises a composite of both images, and displaying said output image on said display means, wherein said virtual image and said real image are mixed so that said visual planning marker is exposed to view so as to be superimposed against said real image.
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25. A method for targeting an anatomical structure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a video-based surgical targeting system comprising;
a patient-specific database comprising a plurality of 2-D images of the anatomical structure of a patient;
marker placement means for inserting virtual planning markers into said 2-D images contained in said database;
an image generator for generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure defined by said patient-specific database;
real-time image generating means for generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient, said real-time image generating means being adapted so as to dynamically update said patient-specific database with said real image;
video mixing means for mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image may comprise either one of the two images exclusive of the other, or a composite of both images; and
display means for displaying said output image;
(2) inserting a visual planning marker into a 2-D image contained in said patient-specific database;
(3) generating a virtual image of the anatomical structure defined by said patient-specific 3-D model, and generating a real image of the anatomical structure of a patient; and
(4) mixing said virtual image and said real image into an output image, whereby said output image comprises a composite of both images, and displaying said output image on said display means, wherein said virtual image and said real image are mixed so that said visual planning marker is exposed to view so as to be superimposed against said real image.
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