Complete medical system and method for image support
OwnerAlois Regensburger, Marcus Pfisterinventors
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A method for image support for navigation of an instrument having an imaging apparatus in a hollow organ section surrounded by at least one ring-shaped muscle or tissue structure includes: capturing or providing at least one intraluminal image of the hollow organ section, which was captured by the imaging apparatus; detecting the muscle or tissue fibers surrounding the hollow organ section and/or aligning the muscle or tissue fibers of at least one muscle or tissue structure of the hollow organ section based on at least one image; ascertaining the current position and/or orientation of the instrument and/or the tip of the instrument; and determining and providing a model and/or visualization of the muscle or tissue fibers of the hollow organ section relative to the current position and/or orientation of the instrument.
A medical system configured to provide image support for navigation of an instrument in a hollow organ section surrounded by at least one ring-shaped muscle or tissue structure, the medical system comprising:
A method for image support for navigation of an instrument in a hollow organ section surrounded by at least one ring-shaped muscle or tissue structure, the method comprising:
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