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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Rudolf Leiblein, Weisendorf, DE;
Martin Spahn, Erlangen, DE;
Rudolf Leiblein, Weisendorf, DE;
Martin Spahn, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting with positioning of an implant on a specific point in a vessel of a patient is proposed. A first interventional instrument is inserted in a region of the specific point. A series of 2D x-ray recordings of the vessel with the first instrument are obtained by adjusting an x-ray device. Based on markers of the first instrument mapped in the 2D x-ray recordings, at least two reference lines are defined restricting the specific point. A second interventional instrument is inserted in the region of the specific point. Fluoroscopy images of the vessel with the second instrument are obtained by adjusting the x-ray device. The reference lines in the fluoroscopy images are superimposed as localization aid. The specific point in the vessel can also be restricted by a reference region as a localization aid defined based on x-ray recordings of the specific point obtained using contrast agent.