Multi-dimensional visualization in computer-assisted tele-operated surgery

A method of displaying images of portions of a human body on a display device, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images of the portions of the human body, wherein the plurality of 2D images includes images acquired using at least two different imaging modalities;
• displaying a first image of the plurality of 2D images on the display device in accordance with location information associated with the first image, the first image being acquired using a first imaging modality;
• displaying a second image of the plurality of 2D images, the second image overlaid on and registered with respect to the first image in accordance with location information associated with the second image, the second image being acquired using a second imaging modality;
• and
• displaying at least a third image of the plurality of 2D images, the third image overlaid on and registered with respect to the first image in accordance with location information associated with the third image, the third image being acquired using the second imaging modality;
• wherein the second and third images are displayed together for at least a period of time.

One or more machine-readable non-transitory storage devices encoded with machine-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images of portions of a human body, wherein the plurality of 2D images includes images acquired using at least two different imaging modalities;
• displaying a first image of the plurality of 2D images on a display device in accordance with location information associated with the first image, the first image being acquired using a first imaging modality;
• displaying a second image of the plurality of 2D images, the second image overlaid on and registered with respect to the first image in accordance with location information associated with the second image, the second image being acquired using a second imaging modality;
• and
• displaying at least a third image of the plurality of 2D images, the third image overlaid on and registered with respect to the first image in accordance with location information associated with the third image, the third image being acquired using the second imaging modality;
• wherein the second and third images are displayed together for at least a period of time.