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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Robert W. Steins, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ann Shvarts, San Jose, CA (US);
Thilaka S. Sumanaweera, Los Altos, CA (US);
Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A diagnostic medical ultrasound system having an integrated invasive medical device guidance system is disclosed. The guidance system obtains image slice geometry and other imaging parameters from the ultrasound system to optimize the guidance computations and visual representations of the invasive medical device and the imaged portion of the subject. Further, the ultrasound system obtains guidance data indicating the relative location, i.e. position and/or orientation of the invasive medical device relative to the transducer and imaging plane to optimize the imaging plane and ultrasound beam characteristics to automatically optimally image both the imaged portion of the subject and the invasive medical device.