Hybrid registration method
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1. A method of registering sensor location data to images of at least one body lumen, comprising:
- placing a probe including a sensor disposed thereon relative to at least one body lumen in a patient;
sensing an electromagnetic field generated by an electromagnetic field generator;
generating location data corresponding to a location of the sensor in the electromagnetic field;
registering the location of the sensor relative to a previously acquired image selected from a memory of a computing device storing a plurality of previously acquired images of the at least one body lumen based on the location data;
generating a subgroup of the plurality of previously acquired images based on the location data; and
updating the registered location of the sensor based on an image selected from the subgroup.
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Abstract
A registration method whereby a sensor-based approach is used to establish initial registration and whereby upon the commencement of navigating an endoscope, image-based registration methods are used in order to more accurately maintain the registration between the endoscope location and previously-acquired images. A six-degree-of-freedom location sensor is placed on the probe in order to reduce the number of previously-acquired images that must be compared to a real-time image obtained from the endoscope.
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1. A method of registering sensor location data to images of at least one body lumen, comprising:
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placing a probe including a sensor disposed thereon relative to at least one body lumen in a patient; sensing an electromagnetic field generated by an electromagnetic field generator; generating location data corresponding to a location of the sensor in the electromagnetic field; registering the location of the sensor relative to a previously acquired image selected from a memory of a computing device storing a plurality of previously acquired images of the at least one body lumen based on the location data; generating a subgroup of the plurality of previously acquired images based on the location data; and updating the registered location of the sensor based on an image selected from the subgroup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of registering sensor location data to images of at least one body lumen, comprising:
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placing a probe including a sensor disposed thereon relative to at least one body lumen in a patient; sensing an electromagnetic field generated by an electromagnetic field generator; determining a location of the sensor relative to the at least one body lumen, the location of the sensor corresponding to a location of the sensor in the electromagnetic field; initially registering the location of the sensor relative to a previously acquired image selected from a memory of a computing device storing a first set of previously acquired images of the at least one body lumen based on the determined location; generating a second set of previously acquired images from the first set of previously acquired images based on approximate location data generated by the sensor; selecting an image from the second set based on a comparison between the approximate location data and the second set; and updating the initially registered location of the sensor based on an image selected from the second set. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for registering sensor location data to images of at least one body lumen, comprising:
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a probe configured for placement relative to at least one body lumen in a patient; at least one sensor disposed on the probe and configured to generate location data corresponding to a location of the sensor relative to the at least one body lumen; and a plurality of previously acquired images of the at least one body lumen, the location of the sensor configured to be initially registered to an image selected from the plurality of previously acquired images and to generate a subgroup of the plurality of previously acquired images, wherein an image of the subgroup is selected based on a comparison between the location of the sensor and the images of the subgroup to update the initial registration of the location of the sensor to the image selected from the plurality of previously acquired images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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