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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Cae Healthcare Canada Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;
Jean-Sébastien Flamand, Saint-Laurent, CA;
Francois Caron, Saint-Laurent, CA;
CAE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC., Saint-Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A method for simulating an insertion of an elongated instrument into a subject, the method comprising: receiving one of an actual angular position and a rotation angle for a proximal section of the elongated instrument, at least a distal end of the elongated instrument being inserted into a medical apparatus; determining a distal angular position for the distal end of the elongated instrument inserted into the medical apparatus using an adjustment factor and the one of the actual angular position and the rotation angle for the proximal section of the elongated instrument; generating a medical image of at least a portion of the subject, the medical image comprising at least a representation of a distal section of the elongated instrument, the representation of the distal section being generated according to the distal angular position; and outputting the generated medical image.