Dynamic 3D lung map view for tool navigation inside the lung
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient'"'"'s lungs, the program including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:
- load a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images;
present guidance for inserting a probe into a patient'"'"'s airways, the probe including a location sensor in operative communication with the navigation system;
register a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway;
select a target in the navigation plan;
present a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe;
present guidance for navigating the probe through the airways of the patient'"'"'s lungs toward the target;
iteratively adjust the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe; and
update the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model.
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Abstract
A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient'"'"'s lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient'"'"'s airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient'"'"'s lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient'"'"'s lungs, the program including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:
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load a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images; present guidance for inserting a probe into a patient'"'"'s airways, the probe including a location sensor in operative communication with the navigation system; register a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway; select a target in the navigation plan; present a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe; present guidance for navigating the probe through the airways of the patient'"'"'s lungs toward the target; iteratively adjust the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe; and update the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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