System and method for registering an image with a representation of a probe
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1. A method comprising:
- acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart; and
registering a representation of a probe which is in or adjacent to the heart with the image using a heart vector of the heart.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for registering a representation of a probe with an image. One embodiment of a method comprises acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart and registering a representation of a probe which is in or adjacent to the heart with the image using a heart vector of the heart.
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1. A method comprising:
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acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart; and
registering a representation of a probe which is in or adjacent to the heart with the image using a heart vector of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart;
acquiring a first data set pertaining to one or more locations of a heart vector of the heart, the first data set being spatially correlated with the image;
acquiring a second data set pertaining to one or more locations of the heart vector of the heart;
registering a representation of a probe with the image by registering the location of the heart vector from the first data set with the location of the heart vector from the second data set. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart;
adjusting the size and/or position of the image using a heart vector of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to be communicatively coupled to a probe, the probe being configured to be located in or adjacent to a heart;
memory configured to store;
an image of at least a portion of the heart;
a first data set pertaining to one or more locations of a heart vector of the heart, the first data set being spatially correlated with the image;
a second data set pertaining to one or more locations of the heart vector of the heart;
a display configured to display the image and a representation of the probe, the image being registered with the representation of the probe by registering the heart vector from the first data set with the heart vector from the second data set. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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