Systems and methods for guiding a medical instrument

A method for tracking a medical device with respect to a body of a patient, the method comprising:

• obtaining the medical device, the medical device including a proximal portion adapted to remain external to the body of the patient a distal portion adapted for insertion into the body of the patient, and a magnetic element located on the proximal portion, wherein the distal portion is rigid;
• imaging a first body portion with a first medical imaging system, the first medical imaging system configured to detect a magnetic field of the magnetic element and to depict the distal portion of the medical device on a display;
• detecting the magnetic field of the magnetic element in order to generate magnetic field strength data;
• determining a position of the distal portion of the medical device according to the detected magnetic field strength data;
• depicting on the display the position of the distal portion of the medical device together with the first body portion;
• imaging a second body portion with a second medical imaging system;
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• depicting the second body portion together with the position of the distal portion of the medical device and the first body portion.