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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2004
Joel F. Zuhars, North Andover, MA (US);
Daniel E. Groszmann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tina Kapur, Andover, MA (US);
Joel F. Zuhars, North Andover, MA (US);
Daniel E. Groszmann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tina Kapur, Andover, MA (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system apparatus for instrument tracking on a series of images. The method relates to performing instrument tracking on an image. The method comprises collecting at least one image and computing at least one of a position and orientation of at least one instrument for the at least one collected image. The method further relates to displaying at least one, some or all of the collected and computed data either separately or in any combination.