Instrument-based image registration for fusing images with tubular structures

US9104902B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104902-B2
Application numberUS-201113640752-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 29, 2011
Priority dateApr 15, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A system and method for registering three-dimensional images with two-dimensional intra-operative images includes segmenting ( 24 ) a tubular structured organ in a three-dimensional image of the organ, and projecting ( 26 ) the three-dimensional image of the organ into two-dimensional space to provide a projected image. A medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical instrument is segmented ( 28 ). A similarity score is computed between the projected image and a shape of the medical instrument depicted in the two-dimensional image to determine a best match. The projected image is registered ( 30 ) to the two-dimensional image based on the best match.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for registering three-dimensional images with two-dimensional intra-operative images, comprising acts of: segmenting a tubular structured organ in a three-dimensional image of the organ; projecting the three-dimensional image of the organ into two-dimensional space to provide a projected image; segmenting a medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical instrument; and registering the projected image of the organ t…

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What does patent US9104902B2 cover?
A system and method for registering three-dimensional images with two-dimensional intra-operative images includes segmenting ( 24 ) a tubular structured organ in a three-dimensional image of the organ, and projecting ( 26 ) the three-dimensional image of the organ into two-dimensional space to provide a projected image. A medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical ins…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Xu Di, Liu Xin, Gutierrez Luis Felipe, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B6/12. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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