Prostate imaging
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1. A device for assisting in registering prostate images, the device comprising:
- an elongate element suitable to follow configuration of a urethra and having a diameter and length allowing insertion into and passing through said urethra to a position near the prostate, said elongate element comprising;
i) at least one marker readable by an ultrasound probe, andii) at least one marker readable by a gamma camera;
wherein said markers and same portions of said elongate element imaged in ultrasound and gamma camera images of the prostate are configured to be aligned in an image registration process.
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Abstract
A device for registering prostate images, the device comprises an elongate element suitable for insertion into a body passageway, the elongate element comprising at least one marker readable by an ultrasound probe and at least one marker readable by a gamma camera.
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1. A device for assisting in registering prostate images, the device comprising:
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an elongate element suitable to follow configuration of a urethra and having a diameter and length allowing insertion into and passing through said urethra to a position near the prostate, said elongate element comprising;
i) at least one marker readable by an ultrasound probe, andii) at least one marker readable by a gamma camera; wherein said markers and same portions of said elongate element imaged in ultrasound and gamma camera images of the prostate are configured to be aligned in an image registration process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for assisting in registering prostate images, the method comprising:
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providing an elongate element suitable to follow configuration of a urethra and having a diameter and length allowing insertion into and passing through said urethra to a position near the prostate, said elongate element comprising;
i) at least one marker readable by an ultrasound probe, and ii) at least one marker readable by a gamma camera;inserting said elongate element into and through said urethra to a said position near the prostate; acquiring ultrasound images and gamma camera images of the prostate and of said markers, by said ultrasound probe and said gamma camera; and aligning said markers and same portions of said elongate element imaged in said ultrasound and gamma camera images of the prostate, in an image registration process. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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