Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Lan Zhang

Yue Ma

YanHua Shen

Di Zhang

Ling Fu

Yue Zheng

In an embodiment, a method () is described. The method comprises receiving () data corresponding to a plurality of radiographic imaging slices of a body. The method further comprises determining () a position of a needle inserted in the body. The determination is based on combining information from at least one of the radiographic imaging slices comprising an indication of a first portion of the needle outside the body and at least one other of the radiographic imaging slices comprising an indication of a second portion of the needle inside the body. A combined needle region is generated by merging data corresponding to a position of the first portion of the needle outside the body with data corresponding to a position of the second portion of the needle inside the body. The method further comprises generating () display data for providing a visual representation of the needle in an image of the body in combination with a visual representation of at least the first and second portions of the needle superimposed on the image. The image is in a plane that is digitally tilted with respect to a plane parallel to the plurality of radiographic imaging slices.

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