AMIR MOHAMMAD TAHMASEBI MARAGHOOSH,SHYAM BHARAT,ARMEET JAIN,FRANCOIS GUY GERARD MARIE VIGNON,EHSAN DEGHAN MARVAST
申请号：
US14903288
公开号：
US20160143615A1
申请日:
2014.06.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
The invention relates to an imaging apparatus (24) for imaging an introduction element (17) like a needle or a catheter for performing a biopsy or a brachytherapy. The introduction element (17) comprises at least one ultrasound receiver (21) arranged at a known location thereof. An ultrasound probe (12) for being inserted into a living being (2) emits ultrasound signals for acquiring ultrasound data of an inner part (19) of the living being (2). A first tracking unit (3) tracks the location of the introduction element (17) based on a reception of the emitted ultrasound signals by the at least one ultrasound receiver (21), an imaging unit (4) generates an indicator image showing the inner part (19) and an indicator of the introduction element (17) based on the tracked location, and a display (5) displays the indicator image. This allows receiving a feedback about the location of the introduction element (17).
