Multiple sensor input for structure identification
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1. A method for determining a location in an anatomical structure of a patient with an instrument having a position element and a temperature sensor, comprising:
- determining a plurality of position data points with the position element when the instrument is within the anatomical structure based upon moving the position element to a plurality of positions within the anatomical structure;
sensing a temperature within the anatomical structure with the temperature sensor connected to the instrument rat the determination of the plurality of position data points;
forming a map of the anatomical structure with map based on the position data points determined with the plurality of position data points;
illustrating the formed map with a plurality of map data points with a display device, wherein at least two of the map data points of the plurality of map data points differ based on a difference of the sensed temperature at each respective position data point;
displaying a substantially pristine virtual filled volume superimposed on the illustrated formed map;
generating a disturbed surface of the displayed substantially pristine filled volume including removing a portion of a surface of the substantially pristine filled volume;
determining a location of an identifiable anatomical structure within the anatomical structure based on the map data points and the sensed temperature related to the map data points.
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Abstract
A volume of a patient can be mapped with a system operable to identify a plurality of locations and save a plurality of locations of a mapping instrument. The mapping instrument can include one or more electrodes that can sense a voltage that can be correlated to a three dimensional location of the electrode at the time of the sensing or measurement. Therefore, a map of a volume can be determined based upon the sensing of the plurality of points without the use of other imaging devices. An implantable medical device can then be navigated relative to the mapping data.
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1. A method for determining a location in an anatomical structure of a patient with an instrument having a position element and a temperature sensor, comprising:
- determining a plurality of position data points with the position element when the instrument is within the anatomical structure based upon moving the position element to a plurality of positions within the anatomical structure;
sensing a temperature within the anatomical structure with the temperature sensor connected to the instrument rat the determination of the plurality of position data points;
forming a map of the anatomical structure with map based on the position data points determined with the plurality of position data points;
illustrating the formed map with a plurality of map data points with a display device, wherein at least two of the map data points of the plurality of map data points differ based on a difference of the sensed temperature at each respective position data point;
displaying a substantially pristine virtual filled volume superimposed on the illustrated formed map;
generating a disturbed surface of the displayed substantially pristine filled volume including removing a portion of a surface of the substantially pristine filled volume;
determining a location of an identifiable anatomical structure within the anatomical structure based on the map data points and the sensed temperature related to the map data points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- determining a plurality of position data points with the position element when the instrument is within the anatomical structure based upon moving the position element to a plurality of positions within the anatomical structure;
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9. A method for determining a location in a heart of a patient with a system including a processor, a display, and an instrument having a position element and a temperature sensor, comprising:
- determining a position of the position element when the instrument is within the heart;
sensing a temperature at the determined position within the heart with the temperature sensor;
forming a map of the heart with data points obtained by determining the position of the position element without additional image data, where each data point relates to the determined position of the position element and the sensed temperature at the position, wherein the data points are displayed using at least a first color based on a first value of the sensed temperature and a second color different than the first color based on a second value different than the first value of the sensed temperature;
displaying a substantially pristine virtual filled volume superimposed on the formed map;
generating a disturbed surface of the displayed substantially pristine filled volume including removing a portion of a surface of the substantially pristine filled volume; and
determining a location of an anatomical structure within the heart automatically using the processor based on the formed map with the data points that include the determined position and the related sensed temperature, including determining the data points that are higher in temperature than a selected threshold temperature than at least one other data point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- determining a position of the position element when the instrument is within the heart;
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15. A mapping system for determining a location in an anatomical structure of a patient, comprising:
- an instrument configured for insertion into and movement within the anatomical structure of a patient;
a position sensing element disposed on the instrument operable to sense an electrical property within the structure for forming a map without additional image data;
a temperature sensing device including a temperature sensor on the instrument, the temperature sensing device operable to detect a temperature within the structure near a position; and
a processor operable to form a map of the structure by executing instructions for;
determining a plurality of positions based on sensed electrical properties with the positioning element, within the structure determining a temperature value for at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of positions, forming a map based on the determined plurality of positions and the sensed temperature relating to at least the sub-plurality of data points, and automatically determining a location of an anatomical structure within a heart of the patient based at least on the sensed temperatures for at least the sub-plurality of the plurality of positions having a temperature above a threshold difference; and
a display device operable to display the map including the temperature value of the sub-plurality of data points;
wherein the sub-plurality of data points includes a first sub-plurality of data points and a second sub-plurality of data points that are displayed differently on the display device based on differing temperatures; and
the display device is operable to display a substantially pristine virtual filled volume superimposed on the formed map;
wherein the display device is further operable to display a processor-generated, disturbed surface of the displayed substantially pristine filled volume including removing a portion of a surface of the substantially pristine filled volume. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- an instrument configured for insertion into and movement within the anatomical structure of a patient;
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