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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1999
Douglas L. Packer, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard A. Robb, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
Images of a heart are acquired with a high resolution medical imaging system used to construct a dynamic high resolution 4D model. During a medical procedure such as endocardial physiology mapping and ablation, real-time images are produced by an ultrasonic transducer inserted into the heart. The high resolution heart model is registered with the acquired real-time images and used to produce dynamic, high resolution images for display during the medical procedure. An electrical activation map which depicts the spatial distribution of heart wall electrical activation is merged with the anatomic images to facilitate cardiac ablation therapy.