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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Synaptive Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Jeff Stainsby, Toronto, CA;
Alexander Gyles Panther, Toronto, CA;
Chad Tyler Harris, Toronto, CA;
Cameron Anthony Piron, Toronto, CA;
Abstract
A method of imaging an implant device in a computing device is provided. The computing device includes a processor interconnected with a memory and a display. The method includes, at the processor: obtaining a first magnetic resonance (MR) image of a patient tissue, the first MR image containing a first magnetic field strength indicator; responsive to the implant device being inserted in the patient tissue, obtaining a second MR image of the patient tissue, the second MR image containing a second magnetic field strength indicator smaller than the first magnetic field strength indicator; registering the second MR image with the first MR image; generating a composite image from the first MR image and the second MR image; and presenting the composite image on the display.