Method and system for simulating surgical procedures
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1. A modeling system comprising one or more computers for performing a surgical simulation, said system further comprising:
- a database for storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient;
said database also for storing standard characteristics of said one or more organs;
an image generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medical images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient;
a user tool generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a tool model of a user tool for dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images;
a user input interface for accepting inputs from a user, said inputs for dynamically manipulating said user tool image for said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure, such thatsaid tool model is utilized by said image generator for generating an image of said tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images based on said characteristics and said inputs for realistically simulating the medical procedure; and
a display for displaying, to a user, the simulated medical procedure in real time including showing said user tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs according to said inputs.
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Abstract
A system and method for converting static/still medical images of a particular patient into dynamic and interactive images interacting with medical tools including medical devices by coupling a model of tissue dynamics and tool characteristics to the patient specific imagery for simulating a medical procedure in an accurate and dynamic manner.
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1. A modeling system comprising one or more computers for performing a surgical simulation, said system further comprising:
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a database for storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient; said database also for storing standard characteristics of said one or more organs; an image generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medical images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient; a user tool generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a tool model of a user tool for dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images; a user input interface for accepting inputs from a user, said inputs for dynamically manipulating said user tool image for said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure, such that said tool model is utilized by said image generator for generating an image of said tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images based on said characteristics and said inputs for realistically simulating the medical procedure; and a display for displaying, to a user, the simulated medical procedure in real time including showing said user tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs according to said inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A modeling system comprising one or more computers for performing a surgical simulation of a medical procedure, said system further comprising:
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a database for storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient; said database also for storing standard physical properties of said one or more organs; an image generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a three-dimensional dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medial images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient; a user tool generator using one or more of said computers for executing software for generating a three-dimensional model of a user tool for dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images; a user input interface for accepting inputs from a user, said inputs for dynamically manipulating said user tool image for said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure and for providing realistic feedback to the user representing said interactions between said tool image and said realistic dynamic images in a manner similar to a corresponding medical procedure on a real patient, such that said tool model is utilized by said image generator for generating an image of said tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images based on said physical properties and said inputs for realistically simulating said medical procedure in a manner corresponding to the medical procedure performed on the real patent; a debrief server for recording a progress of said surgical simulation for allowing said simulation to return to a previous point in time of said simulation; and a display for displaying, to a user, the simulated medical procedure in real time including showing said user tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs according to said inputs. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method for simulating a medical procedure, comprising the steps of:
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storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient in a database; storing standard physical properties of said one or more organs in a database; using a computer system for generating on a display a three-dimensional dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medial images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient; using said computer system for generating on said display a three-dimensional model of a user tool for dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images; and said computer system accepting instructions from a user via a user interface, said instructions for dynamically manipulating said user tool image for said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure and for providing realistic feedback to the user representing said interactions between said tool image and said realistic dynamic images in a manner similar to a corresponding medical procedure on a real patient, such that an image of said tool image is shown on said display dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images in real time based on said physical properties and said inputs for realistically simulating said medical procedure in a manner corresponding to the medical procedure performed on the real patent.
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25. A modeling system comprising a plurality of computers for performing a surgical simulation, comprising:
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a display; a database for storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient; said database also for storing standard characteristics of said one or more organs; an image generator using at least one of said computers executing software for generating a dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medical images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient for showing on said display; a user tool generator using at least one of said computers executing software for generating a tool model of a user tool for showing on said display dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images; a user input interface for accepting inputs from a user, said inputs for dynamically manipulating said user tool image on said display for showing said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure on said display, such that said tool model is utilized by said image generator for showing on said display, said tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images in real time based on said characteristics and said inputs for displaying a realistic simulation of said medical procedure as being performed on the particular patient.
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26. A modeling system comprising a plurality of computers organized in a peer-to-peer manner for performing a surgical simulation, comprising:
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a display; a network for connecting said plurality of computers together; a database for storing patient medical images of one or more organs of a particular patient; said database also for storing standard characteristics of said one or more organs; an image generator using at least one of said computers executing first software for generating a dynamic image of said one or more organs by utilizing said patient medical images of said one or more organs in combination with said characteristics of said one or more organs to create realistic dynamic images of said one or more organs representing the one or more organs of said particular patient for showing on said display; a user tool generator using at least one of said computers executing second software for generating a tool model of a user tool for showing on said display dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images; and a user input interface using at least one of said computers executing third software for accepting inputs from a user, said inputs for dynamically manipulating said user tool image on said display for showing said dynamic interacting with said realistic dynamic images for simulating a medical procedure on said display, such that said tool model is utilized by said image generator for showing on said display, said tool image dynamically interacting with said realistic dynamic images in real time based on said characteristics and said inputs for displaying a realistic simulation of said medical procedure as being performed on the particular patient, wherein at least one of said first software, said second software or said third software executes on a first one of said plurality of computers, and at least another one of said first software, said second software or said third software executes on a second one of said plurality of computers, and wherein said first one of said plurality of computers includes a first sub-dataset of the database and said second one of said plurality of computers includes a second sub-dataset of the database, and further wherein said first one of said plurality of computers and said second one of said plurality of computers operate in parallel with each other utilizing said network to ensure that relevant changes in the simulation are shared among said first one of said plurality of computers and said second one of said plurality of computers for ensuring real-time performance of said simulation. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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