Methods and devices for endoscopic imaging
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1. A method for imaging an organ system cavity comprising:
- positioning a first part of an imaging system in the organ system cavity;
acquiring a plurality of images using the imaging system, where the imaging system carries out imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system;
removing distortion from the images by producing image segments from ring-like portions of each of the acquired images using a combination of clipping and dewarping processes that remove distortions introduced by imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system;
combining at least portions of two or more image segments to create a map of at least a portion of the interior surface of the organ system cavity, wherein the combining at least portions of two or more image segments includes determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system relative to the organ system cavity;
wherein determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system is carried out using a visual tracking method that determines motion in the form of at least one motion component selected from the group consisting of translation, rotation, scaling, and deformation; and
wherein at least one of the motion components is used to derive an image registration between two or more images that are used to create the map of at least a portion of the interior surface of the organ system cavity.
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Embodiments include devices and methods. One embodiment includes a method for imaging an endometrial cavity, including acquiring a plurality of images using an imaging system. A first part of the imaging system is positioned within the endometrial cavity. At least portions of two or more of the images are combined into a representation of at least a portion of the endometrial cavity. The combining at least portions of two of the images may include determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system, between the two or more of the images. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method for imaging an organ system cavity comprising:
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positioning a first part of an imaging system in the organ system cavity; acquiring a plurality of images using the imaging system, where the imaging system carries out imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system; removing distortion from the images by producing image segments from ring-like portions of each of the acquired images using a combination of clipping and dewarping processes that remove distortions introduced by imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system; combining at least portions of two or more image segments to create a map of at least a portion of the interior surface of the organ system cavity, wherein the combining at least portions of two or more image segments includes determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system relative to the organ system cavity; wherein determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system is carried out using a visual tracking method that determines motion in the form of at least one motion component selected from the group consisting of translation, rotation, scaling, and deformation; and wherein at least one of the motion components is used to derive an image registration between two or more images that are used to create the map of at least a portion of the interior surface of the organ system cavity. - 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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21. A method for imaging an organ system cavity comprising:
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positioning a first part of an imaging system within the organ system cavity; acquiring a plurality of images using the imaging system, the imaging system utilizing at least one electrical transducer to produce one or more images of a portion of the organ system cavity, where the imaging system carries out imaging at angles up to and including 360 decrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system; removing distortion from the images by producing image segments from ring-like portions of each of the acquired images using a combination of clipping and dewarping processes that remove distortions introduced by imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the first part of the imaging system; determining any motion of the first part of the imaging system relative to the organ system cavity; and combining at least a portion of two or more image segments into a map of at least a portion of the interior surface of the organ system cavity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An imaging system comprising:
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an endoscope configured to image at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the endoscope; at least one image creating sensor configured to capture images from the endoscope; at least one data processing system; and at least one motion tracking system to determine motion between two or more images; wherein the at least one data processing system is configured to remove distortion from the images captured from the endoscope by producing image segments from ring-like portions of each of the acquired images using a combination of clipping and dewarping processes that remove distortions introduced by imaging at angles up to and including 360 degrees around an axis of the endoscope; and wherein the at least one data processing system is adapted to combine at least a portion of two or more image segments together into a map of at least a portion of an organ system cavity. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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