- Patent Title: Tracking for detection of TEE probe in fluoroscopy medical imaging
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Application No.: US15217014Application Date: 2016-07-22
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Publication No.: US10282638B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Shanhui Sun , Tobias Heimann , Shun Miao , Rui Liao , Terrence Chen
- Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH , Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: DE Erlangen
- Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
- Current Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Erlangen
- Main IPC: G06K9/62
- IPC: G06K9/62 ; G06K9/46 ; G06T7/73

Abstract:
A probe pose is detected in fluoroscopy medical imaging. The pose of the probe through a sequence of fluoroscopic images is detected. The detection relies on an inference framework for visual tracking overtime. By applying visual tracking, the pose through the sequence is consistent or the pose at one time guides the detection of the probe at another time. Single frame drop-out of detection may be avoided. Verification using detection of the tip of the probe and/or weighting of possible detections by separate detection of markers on the probe may further improve the accuracy.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170032512A1 Tracking For Detection Of TEE Probe In Fluoroscopy Medical Imaging Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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