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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Rafael Wiemker, Kisdorf, DE;
Kongkuo Lu, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Sheng Xu, Rockville, MD (US);
Tobias Klinder, Uelzen, DE;
Martin Bergtholdt, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A planning tool, system and method include a processor () and memory () coupled to the processor which stores a planning module (). A user interface () is coupled to the processor and configured to permit a user to select a path through a pathway system (). The planning module is configured to upload one or more slices of an image volume () corresponding to a user-controlled cursor point () guided using the user interface such that as the path is navigated the one or more slices are updated in accordance with a depth of the cursor point in the path.