- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for use with image-guided skeletal procedures
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Application No.: US16629449Application Date: 2018-07-05
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Publication No.: US11406338B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: David Tolkowsky
- Applicant: VUZE MEDICAL LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Assignee: VUZE MEDICAL LTD.
- Current Assignee: VUZE MEDICAL LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- International Application: PCT/IL2018/050732 WO 20180705
- International Announcement: WO2019/012520 WO 20190117
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B6/00 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B34/10 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B34/30 ; G06N20/00

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are described including acquiring 3D image data of a targeted vertebra. A processor indicates the targeted vertebra within the 3D image data. A radiopaque element is positioned on the body of the subject with respect to the spine and a radiographic image is acquired. The processor (a) generates a plurality of 2D projections of the targeted vertebra from the 3D image data, (b) for each vertebra that is visible in the radiographic image, identifies if there exists a 2D projection of the targeted vertebra that matches the radiographic image of the vertebra that is visible, and (c) in response, indicates on the 2D radiographic image the vertebra for which a match with a projection of the targeted vertebra was identified, such that a location of the targeted vertebra is identified with respect to the radiopaque element. Other applications are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210077047A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH IMAGE-GUIDED SKELETAL PROCEDURES Public/Granted day:2021-03-18
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