Patent ID: 11896288
Assignee: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of selecting a region for determining a presence of a bubble in an image, comprising:
accessing a first image and a second image of a subject in which an instrument is positioned;
generating a first comparison image by comparing the first image and the second image;
determining a location of the instrument within an image space of at least the comparison image based on a determined location of the instrument;
determining a region of interest relative to the determined location of the instrument within the image space;
correcting at least the second image for determining a temperature of at least the region of interest in the second image;
identifying image portions of the comparison image including the bubble;
generating a second comparison image by removing the identified image portions of the first comparison image including the bubble; and
outputting feedback to a user in light of the second comparison image regarding continuing with a procedure performed by the instrument.