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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Markus Kukuk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sandy Napel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Markus Kukuk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sandy Napel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved method is disclosed for imaging in an interventional medical procedure that is more advanced than a conventional 2D image processing application and less restrictive than a 3D reconstruction image processing application. In contrast to the prior art 2D imaging application in which a single 2D image is acquired, the inventive method acquires and stores a set of 2D anatomical images while rotating a C-arm/X-ray source using a single injection of contrast agent. In lieu of performing a 3D reconstruction, the multiplicity of anatomical views provided by the set of 2D anatomical images adequately serve as a visual 'rotatable roadmap' to perform classical 2D-roadmapping navigation. The 'rotatable roadmap' assists a user to locate an ideal working view of the patient's region of operative interest.