US 2022/0284603 A1 · System and Method for Producing an Image-based Registration of Surgically Excised Tissue Specimens

Abstract

A system and method of producing an image-based registration of an excised tissue specimen for histopathological examination is provided. The method includes: a) producing a three-dimensional image of an excised tissue specimen having a plurality of surfaces at a first location, the excised tissue specimen having an in-vivo orientation prior to being excised; b) producing orientation information relating to the orientation of the plurality of surfaces of the excised tissue specimen relative to the in-vivo orientation of the tissue specimen prior to being excised; c) wherein the excised tissue specimen is transported to a second location and is positioned; and d) using the three-dimensional image and the orientation information to confirm the excised tissue specimen positioned at the second location is in the in-vivo orientation.

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Dependent claims

A method of producing an image-based registration of an excised tissue specimen for histopathological examination, the method comprising:

producing a three-dimensional image of an excised tissue specimen having a plurality of surfaces at a first location, the excised tissue specimen having an in-vivo orientation prior to being excised;
producing orientation information relating to the orientation of the plurality of surfaces of the excised tissue specimen relative to the in-vivo orientation of the tissue specimen prior to being excised;
wherein the excised tissue specimen is transported to a second location and is positioned;
and
using the three-dimensional image and the orientation information to confirm the excised tissue specimen positioned at the second location is in the in-vivo orientation.

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A system for image-based registration of an excised tissue specimen for histopathological examination, the excised tissue specimen having a plurality of surfaces and an in-vivo orientation prior to being excised, the system comprising:

an imaging system configured to selectively produce a three-dimensional image of an excised tissue specimen;
a first user portal located in a first location;
and
a second user portal located in a second location remote from the first location;
wherein the first user portal is in communication with the imaging system and the second user portal;
and
wherein the first user portal includes an input device configured to permit entry of orientation information relating to the orientation of the plurality of surfaces of the excised tissue specimen, and the first user portal is configured to communicate the three-dimensional image and the orientation information to the second user portal;
wherein the second user portal is configured to permit a user to use the three-dimensional image and the orientation information to confirm the excised tissue specimen is in the in-vivo orientation.

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System and Method for Producing an Image-based Registration of Surgically Excised Tissue Specimens

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System and Method for Producing an Image-based Registration of Surgically Excised Tissue Specimens

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