System for use in displaying images of a body part
First Claim
1. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said system generating a display representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements during the procedure based on a reference image, said system comprising:
- first means for producing the reference image of the one or more body elements;
means for discriminating the one or more body elements in said reference image and creating an image data set representing a position and geometry of the reference image of the one or more body elements;
second means for producing, during the procedure, a density image of the one or more body elements;
a processor modifying the image data set according to the density image said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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Abstract
A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates a display representing the position of two or more body elements during the procedure based on a reference image data set generated by a scanner. The system produces a reference image of a body elements, discriminates the body elements in the images and creates an image data set representing the images of the body elements. The system produces a density image of the body element. The system modifies the image data set according to the density image of the body element during the procedure, generates a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the body element during the procedure, and compares the density image of the body element during the procedure to the reference image of the body element. The system also includes a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor to illustrate the position and geometry of the body element during the procedure. Methods relating to the system are also disclosed.
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80 Claims
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1. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said system generating a display representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements during the procedure based on a reference image, said system comprising:
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first means for producing the reference image of the one or more body elements;
means for discriminating the one or more body elements in said reference image and creating an image data set representing a position and geometry of the reference image of the one or more body elements;
second means for producing, during the procedure, a density image of the one or more body elements;
a processor modifying the image data set according to the density image said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for displaying relative positions of first and second body elements during a procedure on a body, the system comprising:
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a memory storing an image data set, the image data set representing a position and geometry of the first and second body elements;
a processor for discriminating the first and second body elements of the image data set to create an image data subset defining a position and geometry of the first and second body elements, the image data subset further having a plurality of data points correlatable to a plurality of reference points for the first and second body elements, the position of reference points of a particular body element relative to the data points for that particular body element being known;
a reference system for determining, during the procedure, the position of the reference points of the first body element relative to the reference points of the second body element;
a radiographic device for producing a two-dimensional radiographic image of the first and second body elements during the procedure which includes the identification of reference points of the first and second body elements;
wherein the processor further digitizes the radiographic image and generates a displaced image data set representing the position of the first and second body elements during the procedure by modifying the image data subset using an iterative process such that a two-dimensional projection through the displaced image data set matches the radiographic image; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set to display the relative position of the first and second body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 61)
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- 22. The system of 17, wherein the radiographic device is a fluoroscopic device comprising a fluoroscopic tube and a fluoroscopic plate so that the first and second body elements may be positioned therebetween during the procedure.
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27. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said system generating a display from a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements during the procedure based on a reference image taken of the one or more body elements by a scanner, said system comprising:
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a memory storing the reference image of the one or more body elements;
means for creating an image data set from the reference image of one or more body elements;
means for substantially discriminating the one or more body elements of the image data set and creating an image data subset representing a position and geometry of the one or more body elements;
means for producing, during the procedure, an image of the one or more body elements to be displayed;
a processor for modifying the image data subset of the one or more body elements to generate a displaced image data set such that a two-dimensional projection through the displaced image data set matches the image during the procedure of the one or more body elements as produced by the producing means, wherein the displaced image data set represents the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set and illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 63, 64)
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33. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, the system generating a display from a displaced image data set representing an image of one or more body elements during the procedure based on an image data set representing a reference image taken by a scanner, the reference image having a contour of the one or more body elements, the system comprising:
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a memory storing the image data set, the image data set representing the contour of one or more body elements, and storing a procedural image data set of the one or more body elements during the procedure;
a processor configured to substantially discriminate the contour of the one or more body elements of the reference image as represented by an image data set and as stored in the memory by creating an image data subset which represents the contour of the one or more body elements;
a determining system configured to determine from the stored procedural image data set a contour of the one or more body elements during the procedure;
a processor programmed to modify the image data subset according to the determined contour for one or more body elements during the procedure, the processor generating a displaced image data set representing the contour of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set to illustrate the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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36. A method for use during a procedure, said method generating a display representing a position of one or more body elements including soft tissue during the procedure based on a reference image data set, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating a reference image of one or more body elements and a corresponding image data set;
discriminating the one or more body elements from the soft tissue in the image data set;
producing a two-dimensional image based on density of the one or more body elements during the procedure;
producing a displaced image data set by modifying the image data set such that a two-dimensional projection through the displaced image data set matches the two-dimensional image during the procedure; and
generating a display based on the displaced image data set illustrating the position of the one or more body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said method generating a display representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements during the procedure based on a reference image taken of the one or more body elements, said method comprising the steps of:
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producing a reference image of the one or more body elements;
discriminating the one or more body elements in said reference image and creating an image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements;
producing, during the procedure, a density image of the one or more body elements to be displayed;
generating a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure, by comparing the density image of the one or more body elements during the procedure to the image data set of the one or more body elements and modifying the image data set according to the density image of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
displaying the displaced image data set thereby illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 71)
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50. A system for displaying relative positions of body elements during a procedure on a body, the system comprising:
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a memory storing an image data set, the image data set representing a position and density of the body elements based on a reference image of the body, and having a plurality of data points correlatable to a plurality of reference points for each of the body elements, the position of reference points of a particular body element relative to the data points for that particular body element being known;
a reference system for identifying, during the procedure, the position of the reference points of each of the body elements relative to the reference points of the other body elements;
a device for producing a density image of each of the body elements during the procedure;
a processor comparing the density image of each of the body elements during the procedure as determined by the device to the density of each of the body elements as represented by the image data set, and modifying the spatial relation of the data points of one body element relative to the data points of another body element according to the identified relative position of the reference points during the procedure as identified by the reference system to generate a displaced image data set representing the position of the body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set to display the relative position of the body elements during the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 72, 73)
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74. A system for displaying the position of one or more body elements including soft tissue during a procedure on a body, the system comprising:
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a memory storing an image data set, the image data set representing the position of the one or more body elements based on scans of the body, and having a plurality of data points correlatable to a plurality of reference points for the one or more body elements, the position of reference points of a particular body element relative to the data points for that particular body element being known;
a reference system for identifying, during the procedure, the position of the reference points of the one or more body elements, a processor modifying the spatial relation of the data points of the one or more body elements according to the identified relative position of the reference points during the procedure as identified by the reference system, the processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor to display the relative position of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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75. A system for displaying the position of one or more body elements including soft tissue during a procedure on a body, the system comprising:
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a memory storing a scan image data set representing the position of the one or more body elements and having a plurality of data points corresponding to a plurality of reference points for the one or more body elements, the position of the reference points of a particular body element relative to the data points for that body element being known;
one or more reference frames, each said reference frame being configured to be fixed in relation to a separate body element and being correlatable to the position of the reference points for each body element;
a reference array, each said reference frame being in communication with the reference array;
a processor determining the position of the reference points of the one or more body elements, modifying the spatial relationship of the data points of the one or more body elements according to the position of the reference points during the procedure as communicated by the one or more reference frames to the reference array, and generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display for displaying the position of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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76. A method for displaying the relative positions of one or more body elements including soft tissue during a procedure on a body, the method comprising:
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storing scan images of the one or more body elements, the scan images having a plurality of data points corresponding to a plurality of reference points for the one or more body elements, the position of the reference points of a particular body element relative to the data points for that particular body element being known;
identifying the position of each of the reference points of the one or more body elements during a procedure;
modifying the spatial relation of the data points of the one or more body elements according to the identified relative position of the reference points during the procedure;
generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
displaying the relative position of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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77. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said system generating a display representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements including soft tissue during the procedure based on a reference image, said system comprising:
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first means for producing the reference image of the one or more body elements;
means for discriminating the one or more body elements in said reference image from the soft tissue and creating an image data set representing a position and geometry of the reference image of the one or more body elements;
second means for producing, during the procedure, a density image of the one or more body elements;
a processor modifying the image data set according to the density image said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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78. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said system generating a display from a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements including soft tissue during the procedure based on a reference image taken of the one or more body elements by a scanner, said system comprising:
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a memory storing the reference image of the one or more body elements;
means for creating an image data set from the reference image of one or more body elements;
means for substantially discriminating the one or more body elements of the image data set from the soft tissue and creating an image data subset representing a position and geometry of the one or more body elements;
means for producing, during the procedure, an image of the one or more body elements to be displayed;
a processor for modifying the image data subset of the one or more body elements to generate a displaced image data set such that a two-dimensional projection through the displaced image data set matches the image during the procedure of the one or more body elements as produced by the producing means, wherein the displaced image data set represents the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set and illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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79. A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, the system generating a display from a displaced image data set representing an image of one or more body elements including soft tissue during the procedure based on an image data set representing a reference image taken by a scanner, the reference image having a contour of the one or more body elements, the system comprising:
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a memory storing the image data set, the image data set representing the contour of one or more body elements, and storing a procedural image data set of the one or more body elements during the procedure;
a processor configured to substantially discriminate the contour of the one or more body elements of the reference image as represented by an image data set from the soft tissue and as stored in the memory by creating an image data subset which represents the contour of the one or more body elements;
a determining system configured to determine from the stored procedural image data set a contour of the one or more body elements during the procedure;
a processor programmed to modify the image data subset according to the determined contour for one or more body elements during the procedure, the processor generating a displaced image data set representing the contour of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
a display utilizing the displaced image data set to illustrate the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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80. A method for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body, said method generating a display representing the position and geometry of one or more body elements including soft tissue during the procedure based on a reference image taken of the one or more body elements, said method comprising the steps of:
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producing a reference image of the one or more body elements;
discriminating the one or more body elements in said reference image from the soft tissue and creating an image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements;
producing, during the procedure, a density image of the one or more body elements to be displayed;
generating a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure, by comparing the density image of the one or more body elements during the procedure to the image data set of the one or more body elements and modifying the image data set according to the density image of the one or more body elements during the procedure; and
displaying the displaced image data set thereby illustrating the position and geometry of the one or more body elements during the procedure.
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