Mixed reality guidance of ultrasound probe

A system comprising:

• a memory configured to store reference data depicting a bone of a patient;
• processing circuitry configured to:
• determine a physical location of an ultrasound probe;
• generate, based on first ultrasound data generated by the ultrasound probe, registration data that registers virtual locations on the bone of the patient as depicted in the reference data with corresponding physical locations on the bone of the patient;
• generate virtual guidance based on the reference data, the registration data, and the physical location of the ultrasound probe, wherein the virtual guidance instructs a clinician how to move the ultrasound probe so that the ultrasound probe is at a target position to generate second ultrasound data that provides information regarding a soft tissue structure of the patient;
• and
• cause a head-mounted Mixed Reality (MR) visualization device to output the virtual guidance to the clinician.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:

• obtaining reference data depicting a bone of a patient;
• determining a physical location of an ultrasound probe;
• generating, based on first ultrasound data generated by the ultrasound probe, registration data that registers virtual locations on the bone of the patient as depicted in the reference data with corresponding physical locations on the bone of the patient;
• generating virtual guidance based on the reference data, the registration data, and the physical location of the ultrasound probe, wherein the virtual guidance provides guidance to a clinician regarding how the ultrasound probe is positioned relative to a target position at which the ultrasound probe is able to generate second ultrasound data that provides information regarding a soft tissue structure of the patient;
• and
• causing a head-mounted Mixed Reality (MR) visualization device to output the virtual guidance to the clinician.