Apparatus and method of navigating an instrument

Title

Apparatus and method of navigating an instrument

 Author

Bakker, N.H.
Den Heeten, G.J.

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

 Date

2004-12-02

 Abstract

An apparatus to be used with navigating an instrument in a vascular tree of a patient, comprises a patient's examination table, a C-arm, mounted to which is an X-ray source and an image recorder for registering first X-ray images of the patient, obtained by the use of the X-ray source, and a processing unit connected with the image recorder for processing the images of the first images registered by the image recorder, as well as a monitor optionally connectable with the processing unit for displaying the image, wherein the processing unit is designed for combining the first X-ray images of the patient with second image data relating to at least a portion of the patient's vascular tree, wherein the processing unit is designed for, with respect to an adjustable projection orientation,; deriving a two-dimensional projection image from threedimensional image data concerning the vascular tree of the patient, wherein the projection orientation depends on the information regarding the situation and/or position of the patient's examination table and/or the C-arm

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 Publisher

European Patent Office

 Source

http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20041202&CC=WO&NR=2004103198A1&KC=A1

 Source

WO 2004103198 (A1)

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Institutional Repository

 Document type

patent

 Rights

(c) 2004 Bakker, N.H.; De Heeten, G.J.
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