Patent ID: 11857374
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions executable by at least one processor configured for communication with a beamforming ultrasound probe and a medical device comprising a distal end, an axis, and an ultrasound transducer with a predetermined spatial relationship with respect to the medical device, wherein the predetermined spatial relationship comprises a position of the ultrasound transducer relative to the distal end or an orientation of the ultrasound transducer relative to the axis, wherein, when executed, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to:
control the beamforming ultrasound probe to obtain a live stream of ultrasound images of an anatomy of a patient, wherein the live stream of ultrasound images includes a current ultrasound image;
control the beamforming ultrasound probe to transmit an ultrasound signal;
determine a location of the ultrasound transducer relative to the beamforming ultrasound probe based on the ultrasound transducer receiving the ultrasound signal;
receive an x-ray image of the anatomy that depicts the medical device;
identify a position of the medical device in the x-ray image;
perform registration of each ultrasound image from the live stream with the X-ray image based on the position of the medical device;
receive, via the current ultrasound image, an input indicative of a site of an interventional procedure in the anatomy; and
provide, based on the registration, a marker in the registered x-ray image that identifies the site of the interventional procedure in the registered x-ray image,
wherein, to perform the registration, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor is configured to determine, for each ultrasound image, an offset from the position of the medical device in the x-ray image, wherein the offset is based on:
the predetermined spatial relationship of the ultrasound transducer with respect to the medical device; and
the location of the ultrasound transducer relative to the beamforming ultrasound probe.