Image stabilization techniques and methods
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1. A method for imaging a tissue region in motion, comprising:
- intravascularly advancing a deployment catheter towards the tissue region;
expanding a non-inflatable barrier or membrane defining an open area and projecting distally from the deployment catheter against the tissue region;
purging the tissue region of blood contained within the open area via a transparent fluid while the tissue region is moving, wherein the open area is in fluid communication through an opening with a blood-filled environment external to the barrier or membrane;
visualizing the tissue region via a visualization element through the transparent fluid;
sensing a displacement of the barrier or membrane relative to the tissue region with a plurality of sensors during tissue movement;
capturing via the visualization element a plurality of images of a tissue region over a plurality of corresponding time intervals while the tissue region is moving; and
,displaying a composite image of the plurality of images.
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Abstract
Direct optical imaging of anatomical features and structures from within a biological organ in a dynamic environment (where the tissue being imaged is in motion due to cardiac rhythms, respiration, etc) presents certain image stability issues due (and/or related) to the motion of the target structure and may limit the ability of the user to visually interpret the image for the purposes of diagnostics and therapeutics. Systems and mechanisms for the purpose of actively stabilizing the image or for compiling and re-displaying the image information in a manner that is more suitable to interpretation by the user are disclosed.
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1. A method for imaging a tissue region in motion, comprising:
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intravascularly advancing a deployment catheter towards the tissue region; expanding a non-inflatable barrier or membrane defining an open area and projecting distally from the deployment catheter against the tissue region; purging the tissue region of blood contained within the open area via a transparent fluid while the tissue region is moving, wherein the open area is in fluid communication through an opening with a blood-filled environment external to the barrier or membrane; visualizing the tissue region via a visualization element through the transparent fluid; sensing a displacement of the barrier or membrane relative to the tissue region with a plurality of sensors during tissue movement; capturing via the visualization element a plurality of images of a tissue region over a plurality of corresponding time intervals while the tissue region is moving; and
,displaying a composite image of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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