#$%^&*AU2013201547A120131010.pdf#####SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CAMERA ANGLES BY USING VIRTUAL PLANCES DERIVED FROM ACTUAL IMAGES ABSTRACT An image output system (100) includes a plurality of surgical instruments (120, 122, 124), where a positional and orientational relationship of each of the plurality of surgical instruments (120, 122, 124) with respect to a target object (140) of a patients body (150) is determined. The image output system (100) further includes at least one video image capture unit (132, 134) positioned on each of the plurality of surgical instruments (120, 122, 124) and configured to selectively capture actual images. An image generator (270) is presented for selectively defining, generating, and assigning virtual images associated with the actual images relative to the target object (140) of the patients body (150), the virtual images derived from each of the plurality of surgical instruments (120, 122, 124). An image processor (260) is also presented for processing the actual images captured and the virtual images generated. Additionally, an image output device for displaying combinations of the actual images captured and the virtual images generated in a plurality of configurations is presented. 72016661/6 000coog Li LUEli I L] Ls
