Apparatus and method for virtual spatial reconstruction of a surgical tool
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRAINER GRAUMANN
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method determine a virtual spatial reconstruction of a surgical tool imaged in a 2D x-ray image. A reconstruction module segments a 2D image of at least one element of the surgical tool in the 2D x-ray image and a spatial reconstruction of the at least one element is implemented after the spatial configuration of the 2D image of the at least one element is determined.
Claims10
An apparatus for virtual spatial reconstruction of a surgical tool imaged in a 2D x-ray image, wherein the surgical tool having at least one element having a first x-ray attenuation coefficient, the apparatus comprising:
- a reconstruction module for segmenting a 2D image of the at least one element in the 2D x-ray image and a spatial reconstruction of the at least one element is implemented after determining a spatial configuration of the 2D image of the at least one element.
A method for a virtual spatial reconstruction of a surgical tool imaged in a 2D x-ray image, the surgical tool containing at least one element with a first x-ray attenuation coefficient, which comprises the steps of:
- segmenting a 2D image of the at least one element in the 2D x-ray image;
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- implementing a spatial reconstruction of the at least one element following determination of a spatial arrangement of the 2D image of the at least one element.
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