Device for guiding a medical imaging probe and method for guiding such a probe
First Claim
1. A device for guiding a medical imaging probe in order to bring said probe in proximity to an anatomical volume, the probe comprising means for acquiring images of the anatomical volume, the device comprising at least one sensor fixed to the probe and capable of generating signals representing at least one rotation of the probe in space, the device comprises a control unit which is connected to the probe and comprises means for processing the images in order to localize the probe relative to the anatomical volume, the processing means being capable of deducing a rotation of the probe in space on the basis of the signals generated by the sensor, the processing means comprising means for estimating a plurality of plausible positions of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of at least the deduction of the rotation of the probe in space, the processing means being arranged in order to determine the position of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of:
- a reference image of the anatomical volume acquired by the means for acquiring images of the anatomical volume during an initialization phase,at least one image acquired by the image acquisition means during a phase of motion following the initialization phase, andthe plausible positions.
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Abstract
A device for guiding a medical imaging probe in order to move the probe close to an anatomical space, the probe having a mechanism for acquiring images of the anatomical space, and the device having at least one sensor mounted to the probe. The device includes a processing mechanism for deducing a rotation of the probe in the space from the signals generated by the sensor and for estimating a plurality of plausible positions of the probe relative to the anatomical space by deducing the rotation of the probe in the space. The processing mechanism is arranged such as to determine the position of the probe relative to the anatomical space from the plausible positions. Also disclosed is a method for guiding the probe.
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14 Claims
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1. A device for guiding a medical imaging probe in order to bring said probe in proximity to an anatomical volume, the probe comprising means for acquiring images of the anatomical volume, the device comprising at least one sensor fixed to the probe and capable of generating signals representing at least one rotation of the probe in space, the device comprises a control unit which is connected to the probe and comprises means for processing the images in order to localize the probe relative to the anatomical volume, the processing means being capable of deducing a rotation of the probe in space on the basis of the signals generated by the sensor, the processing means comprising means for estimating a plurality of plausible positions of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of at least the deduction of the rotation of the probe in space, the processing means being arranged in order to determine the position of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of:
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a reference image of the anatomical volume acquired by the means for acquiring images of the anatomical volume during an initialization phase, at least one image acquired by the image acquisition means during a phase of motion following the initialization phase, and the plausible positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for guiding a medical probe for medical imaging in order to bring the probe in proximity to an anatomical volume;
- the method comprising;
providing a probe that acquires images of the anatomical volume, wherein fixed to the probe is at least one sensor capable of generating signals representing at least one rotation of the probe in space and performing the following steps; acquiring a reference image of the anatomical volume during an initialization phase and during a phase of motion following the initialization phase; processing the signals generated by the sensor in order to deduce therefrom at least one rotation of the probe in space; estimating a plurality of plausible positions of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of at least the deduction of the rotation of the probe in space; processing the images in order to localize the probe relative to the anatomical volume by determining the position of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of the reference image of the anatomical volume, of at least one image acquired by the probe, and of the plausible positions which have been determined. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the method comprising;
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14. A medical device, comprising:
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an imaging probe configured to acquire images of an anatomical volume; a device configured to guide the imaging probe in order to bring the probe in proximity to the anatomical volume; the device comprising at least one sensor fixed to the imaging probe and that generates a signal representing at least one rotation of the probe in space;
the device comprises a control unit connected to the probe and a processor in which the images are processed in order to localize the probe relative to the anatomical volume, the processor configured to deduce a rotation of the probe in space on the basis of the signals generated by the sensor and configured to estimate a plurality of plausible positions of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of at least the deduction of the rotation of the probe in space, and the processor arranged to determine the position of the probe relative to the anatomical volume on the basis of a reference image of the anatomical volume acquired by the imaging probe during an initialization phase, of at least one image acquired by the imaging probe during a phase of motion following the initialization phase, and the plausible positions.
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