Patent ID: 11937883
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A visual endoscopic guidance method comprising:
determining a motion direction to apply motion to expose a hidden feature of the anatomical structure, wherein the motion direction is determined based on position of the hidden feature of the anatomical structure relative to the endoscopic view of the anatomical structure;
controlling, by a visual guidance controller, a display of a guided manipulation anchor within a display of an endoscopic view of an anatomical structure, the guided manipulation anchor comprising a visual indicator configured to guide manipulation of the anatomical structure to expose the hidden feature of the anatomical structure, wherein the visual indicator the motion direction to apply motion to expose the hidden feature of the anatomical structure; and
controlling, by the visual guidance controller, display of a hidden feature anchor relative to the display of the endoscopic view of the anatomical structure, the hidden feature anchor representative of position of a guided visualization of the hidden feature of the anatomical structure.