Method and apparatus for video presentation from a variety of scanner imaging sources

For use in stereotactic surgery, an apparatus for generating a video presentation of brain images from a variety of separate brain scanner imaging sources to provide a representation of the anatomical and physiological configuration of the brain of a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• means for acquiring a plurality of brain-related images from a variety of separate brain scanner imaging sources, at least one such image being of the actual patient's brain;
• means for converting said acquired images into a selected format;
• means for storing said acquired and converted plurality of images;
• means for selectively recalling and displaying upon a single monitor at least two independent images of said stored plurality of images;
• means for manipulating at least one of said selected independent images independently of each other;
• means for comparing said manipulated independent image to at least one other of said selected independent images;
• and
• means for determining stereotactic coordinates and performing volumetric determinations from said plurality of images.

A method of generating a video presentation of images from a variety of separate scanner imaging sources, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) acquiring a plurality of images from a variety of separate scanner imaging sources;
• b) converting the acquired images into a selected format;
• c) storing the acquired and converted plurality of images;
• d) selectively recalling and displaying upon a single monitor at least two independent images of the stored plurality of images;
• e) manipulating each of the selected independent images and comparing the selected independent images independently of each other;
• and
• f) determining stereotactic coordinates and performing volumetric determinations from the plurality of images.

In stereotactic surgery, a method of generating a video presentation of brain images from a variety of separate brain scanner imaging sources to provide a representation of the anatomical and physiological configuration of the brain of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) acquiring a plurality of brain-related images from a variety of separate brain scanner imaging sources, at least one such image being of the actual patient's brain;
• b) converting the acquired images into a selected format;
• c) storing the acquired and converted plurality of images;
• d) selectively recalling and displaying upon a single monitor at least two independent images of the stored plurality of images;
• e) manipulating at least one of the selected independent images independently of each other and comparing the manipulated independent image to at least one other of the selected independent images;
• and
• f) determining stereotactic coordinates and performing volumetric determinations from the plurality of images.