Biopsy needle visualization

A method for providing guidance for operation of a biopsy needle, the method comprising:

• displaying a user interface for selecting a type of biopsy needle of the biopsy needle to be used for a biopsy procedure;
• receiving as input in the user interface, the input indicating the type of biopsy needle;
• based on the input indicating the type of biopsy needle, determining needle properties for the biopsy needle, wherein the needle properties include at least one of a needle length, a needle gauge, a needle wall thickness, a needle material composition, a needle tip geometry, and a needle firing mechanism property;
• based on the determined needle properties, determining a deflection probability for a post-fire tip location of the biopsy needle;
• generating an ultrasound image from an ultrasound probe of an interior of a patient having at least a portion of the biopsy needle disposed therein;
• identifying the at least a portion of the biopsy needle within the generated ultrasound image;
• and
• based on the identification of the at least a portion of the biopsy needle and the determined deflection probability for the post-fire tip location of the biopsy needle, displaying a deflection probability indicator on the ultrasound image, wherein the deflection probability indicator indicates a range for the post-fire tip location based on the determined deflection probability.

A system comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• a display;
• at least one processor operatively connected to the display and the ultrasound probe;
• and
• memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor, storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor perform a set of operations comprising:
• displaying a user interface on the display for selecting a type of biopsy needle of a biopsy needle to be used for a biopsy procedure;
• receiving as input in the user interface, the input indicating the type of biopsy needle;
• based on the input indicating the type of biopsy needle, determining needle properties for the biopsy needle, wherein the needle properties include at least one of a needle length, a needle gauge, a needle wall thickness, a needle material composition, a needle tip geometry, and a needle firing mechanism property;
• based on the determined needle properties, determining a deflection probability for a post-fire tip location of the biopsy needle;
• generating an ultrasound image from the ultrasound probe of an interior of a patient having at least a portion of the biopsy needle disposed therein;
• identifying the at least a portion of the biopsy needle within the generated ultrasound image;
• and
• based on the identification of the at least a portion of the biopsy needle and the determined deflection probability for the post-fire tip location of the biopsy needle, displaying a deflection probability indicator on the ultrasound image, wherein the deflection probability indicator indicates a range for the post-fire tip location based on the determined deflection probability.