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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Irina Waechter-Stehle, Hamburg, DE;
Sabine Mollus, Aachen, DE;
Christian Buerger, Hamburg, DE;
Emil George Radulescu, Ossining, NY (US);
Sheng-Wen Huang, Ossining, NY (US);
Juergen Weese, Norderstedt, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging steering apparatus includes sensors and an imaging processor configured for: acquiring, via multiple ones of the sensors and from a current position (), and current orientation (), an image of an object of interest; based on a model, segmenting the acquired image; and determining, based on a result of the segmenting, a target position (), and target orientation (), with the target position and/or target orientation differing correspondingly from the current position and/or current orientation. An electronic steering parameter effective toward improving the current field of view may be computed, and a user may be provided instructional feedback () in navigating an imaging probe toward the improving. A robot can be configured for, automatically and without need for user intervention, imparting force () to the probe to move it responsive to the determination.