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US 7,404,672 B2Granted
Method for supporting a minimally invasive intervention on an organ
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMartin Ostermeier
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Abstract
A method for supporting a minimally invasive intervention on an organ makes use of the fact that modern X-ray angiography systems provide three-dimensional information about organs, on the basis of which start and target points can be indicated for the intervention. A connecting line can be calculated between the start and target points and subsequently recorded two-dimensional X-ray images can show this connecting line.
Claims4
A method of supporting a puncture on an organ, comprising:
- executing a rotational angiography including acquiring image data of a plurality of X-ray images displaying an anatomical region of interest using an X-ray angiography system;
- displaying the image data in a three-dimensional view;
- inputting data related to a start and a target point for the puncture;
- transferring the data related to the start and target points to the X-ray angiography system;
- calculating a connecting path between the start and target points;
- recording a plurality of two-dimensional X-ray images of the organ;
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- displaying the calculated connecting path in the plurality of X-ray images,
- wherein a three-dimensional view is created based on mapping three mutually orthogonal section planes through the organ.
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