Title:
VIRTUAL PENETRATING MIRROR DEVICE FOR VISUALIZING VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATIONS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2007128377
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A virtual penetrating mirror device for visualizing virtual objects in endoscopic applications, having an interactive virtual mirror (1), a 3D or 4D medical image of a patient's anatomy (52), a displaying device (21), a display of displaying device (22), a tracking system (4) and a tracked endoscopic camera (2), is provided by means of presenting the interactive virtual mirror (1), in a common coordinate system with the 3D or 4D medical image of the patient's anatomy (52), that provides full integration and combined visualization of the reconstruction of the 3D or 4D medical image of the patient's anatomy (52), the endoscopic image (26) and the virtual mirror (1) on the display of displaying device (22).
Inventors:
NAVAB NASSIR (DE)
BICHLMEIER CHRISTOPH (DE)
FEUERSTEIN MARCO (DE)
BICHLMEIER CHRISTOPH (DE)
FEUERSTEIN MARCO (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2007/003205
Publication Date:
February 21, 2008
Filing Date:
April 11, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NAVAB NASSIR (DE)
International Classes:
A61B19/00
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