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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Wolfgang Wein, Munich, DE;
Estelle Camus, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthias John, Nürnberg, DE;
Ali Kamen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Christophe Duong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chenyang Xu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Wolfgang Wein, Munich, DE;
Estelle Camus, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthias John, Nürnberg, DE;
Ali Kamen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Christophe Duong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chenyang Xu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for registration of ultrasound device in three dimensions to a C-arm scan, the method including acquiring a baseline volume, acquiring images in which the ultrasound device is disposed, locating the device within the images, registering the location of the device to the baseline volume, acquiring an ultrasound volume from the ultrasound device, registering the ultrasound volume to the baseline volume, and performing fusion imaging to display a view of the ultrasound device in the baseline volume.