The problem of respiratory motion has proved a serious obstacle in developing techniques
to acquire images or guide interventions in abdominal and thoracic organs. Motion models …

Despite rapid developments in the research areas of medical imaging, medical image
processing, and robotics, the use of computer assistance in surgical routine is still limited to …

The invention provides a method and system for performing an image-guided endoscopic
medical procedure. The invention may include registering image-space coordinates of a …

Access to natural and artificial passages in the body for treatment or investigation for
possible treatment traditionally make use of elongated instruments that are inserted into the …

The invention provides methods and apparatus for navigating a medical instrument to a
target in the lung. In one embodiment, the invention includes inserting a bronchoscope into …

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Electromagnetically tracked K-wire device - Google Patents Electromagnetically tracked K-wire …

Interventional cardiologists are at great risk from radiation exposure due to lengthy
procedures performed under X-ray radiations. Angioplasty is one such procedure wherein …

Multiplexer 109 information may then be compared to known baseline posi tion and
orientation information. If a difference between the experimental position and orientation …

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Cardiac catheterization procedures for patients with congenital and structural heart disease
are becoming more complex. New imaging strategies involving integration of 3-dimensional …