Needle trajectory prediction for target biopsy

A ultrasound guide controller of a target biopsy utilizing an ultrasound probe, a target biopsy needle and at least two ultrasound receivers, the ultrasound guide controller comprising:

• an ultrasound imaging module operable in communication with the ultrasound probe to generate a planar ultrasound image of an anatomical region responsive to ultrasound data representative of an ultrasound plane intersecting an anatomical region;
• a receiver tracking module operable in communication with the at least two ultrasound receivers to track a position of each ultrasound receiver relative to the ultrasound plane responsive to sensing data representative of a sensing of the ultrasound plane as the target biopsy needle is inserted into the anatomical region;
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• a trajectory prediction module operable in communication with the ultrasound imaging module and the receiver tracking module to predict a biopsy trajectory of the target biopsy needle relative to the ultrasound plane responsive to the tracked positions of the at least two ultrasound receivers relative to the planar ultrasound image of the anatomical region.

A target biopsy method, comprising:

• an ultrasound probe projecting an ultrasound plane intersecting an anatomical region;
• at least two ultrasound receivers sensing the ultrasound plane as a target biopsy needle is inserted into the anatomical region;
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• an ultrasound guide controller predicting a biopsy trajectory of the target biopsy needle within the anatomical region relative to the ultrasound plane.