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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Dun Alex LI, Salem, NH (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Rexford, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Vernon Thomas Jensen, Draper, UT (US);
Weston Blaine Griffin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Dun Alex Li, Salem, NH (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Rexford, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Vernon Thomas Jensen, Draper, UT (US);
Weston Blaine Griffin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging and navigation system is disclosed herein. The imaging and navigation system includes a computer and an ultrasonic imaging device disposed at least partially within an ultrasound catheter. The ultrasonic imaging device is connected to the computer and is adapted to obtain a generally real time three-dimensional image. The imaging and navigation system also includes a tracking system connected to the computer. The tracking system is adapted to estimate a position of a medical instrument. The imaging and navigation system also includes a display connected to the computer. The display is adapted to depict the generally real time three-dimensional image from the ultrasonic imaging device and to graphically convey the estimated position of the medical instrument.