Method and system for localizing a medical tool
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1. A method of localizing a medical imaging probe, the method comprising:
- generating an image of a reference target with a camera that is attached to a medical imaging probe, wherein the reference target is remote from the probe and located in a room at a known position relative to a coordinate system; and
determining the position of the probe relative to the coordinate system at least partially on the basis of the generated image of the reference target.
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Abstract
A method of localizing a medical tool, the method comprising: (1) generating an image of a reference target with a camera that is attached to a medical tool, wherein the reference target is remote from the medical tool and located in a room at a known position relative to a coordinate system; and (2) determining the position of the medical tool relative to the coordinate system at least partially on the basis of the generated image of the reference target. Examples of medical tools that can be localized in accordance with the present invention include medical imaging devices, surgical instruments, and bite blocks.
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1. A method of localizing a medical imaging probe, the method comprising:
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generating an image of a reference target with a camera that is attached to a medical imaging probe, wherein the reference target is remote from the probe and located in a room at a known position relative to a coordinate system; and
determining the position of the probe relative to the coordinate system at least partially on the basis of the generated image of the reference target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of localizing a medical tool, the method comprising:
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generating an image of a reference target with a camera that is attached to a medical tool, wherein the reference target is remote from the medical tool and located in a room at a known position relative to a coordinate system; and
determining the position of the medical tool relative to the coordinate system at least partially on the basis of the generated image of the reference target. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for localizing a medical imaging device, the system comprising:
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a reference target having a known position in a fixed coordinate system;
a medical imaging device having a field of view and being configured to receive data from which a medical image of a patient within the device'"'"'s field of view is generated, the medical imaging device being remote from the reference target;
a camera attached to the medical imaging device for tracking the reference target and generating at least one image within which the reference target is depicted; and
a computer configured to (a) receive the camera image and (b) process the received camera image to determine the position of the medical imaging device'"'"'s field of view relative to the coordinate system in 3D coordinate space. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A localizable medical imaging probe comprising:
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a medical imaging probe having a field of view; and
a tracking camera attached to the medical imaging probe in a known spatial relationship with respect to the probe'"'"'s field of view. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A localizable medical tool comprising:
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a medical tool for use in a medical procedure with a patient; and
a tracking camera attached to the medical tool in a known spatial relationship with respect to a point of interest associated with the medical tool. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer readable medium for localizing a medical tool relative to a fixed coordinate system of a room, wherein the medical tool comprises a camera attached thereto at a known position relative to a point of interest on the medical tool, the camera being configured to image a reference target disposed in the room remotely from the medical tool, the reference target having a known position relative to the coordinate system, the computer readable medium comprising:
a plurality of executable instructions for processing camera images received from the camera together with known position data to determine the position of the medical tool relative to the coordinate system, wherein the camera images at least partially depict the reference target. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A system for localizing a medical tool, the system comprising:
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a medical tool for use in a medical procedure with a patient;
a localization system associated with the medical tool that locates the medical tool in a three-dimensional coordinate system, the localization system comprising a reference target having a fixed and known position in the coordinate system, the reference target being remote from the medical tool; and
a computer in communication with the localization system, the computer being programmed to (1) receive data from the localization system, and (2) determine the position of the medical tool in the coordinate system at least partially on the basis of data received from the localization system. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for localizing a medical imaging probe, the system comprising:
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a reference target having a known position in a fixed coordinate system;
a medical imaging probe for receiving data from which a medical image of a patient is generated, the probe being remote from the reference target;
a tracking camera attached to the probe for tracking the reference target and generating at least one image within which the reference target is depicted; and
a computer configured to (a) receive the camera image and (b) process the received camera image to determine the position of the device relative to the coordinate system in 3D coordinate space.
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