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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Hendrik Roelof Stapert, Rosmalen, NL;
Carina Snuder, Eindhoven, NL;
Ameet Kumar Jain, Boston, MA (US);
Willem-Jan Arend De Wijs, Oss, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for tracking a position of an interventional device respective an image plane of an ultrasound field. The position includes an out-of-plane distance (Dop). A geometry-providing unit (GPU) includes a plurality of transducer-to-distal-end lengths (Ltde), each length corresponding to a predetermined distance (Ltde) between a distal end of an interventional device and an ultrasound detector attached to the interventional device, for each of a plurality of interventional device types (T). An image fusion unit (IFU) receives data indicative of the type (T) of the interventional device being tracked; and based on the type (T): selects from the geometry-providing unit (GPU), a corresponding transducer-to-distal-end length (Ltde); and indicates in a reconstructed ultrasound image (RUI) both the out-of-plane distance (Dop) and the transducer-to-distal-end length (Ltde) for the interventional device within the ultrasound field.