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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus images a first object (), like a tip of a catheter, disposed within a second object, such as a vascular structure of a person. A three-dimensional representation of the second object including a representation of a surface () of the second object and the position of the first object relative to the position of the second object are provided. A projection () of the first object onto the representation of the surface of the second object is determined and shown to a user like a physician on a display (). The three-dimensional spatial relationship between the first object and the second object is thereby shown in a way that is very native for the user, i.e. a visualization can be provided, which allows the user to easily and accurately grasp the three-dimensional spatial relationship between the first object and the second object.