Patent ID: 9652862
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06K,G06T

Claim:
1. A method for generating images that track a position and shape of a deformable medical device within a subject, the method comprising: (i) receiving image data acquired from the subject along at least two disparate view angles, each view angle including a deformable medical device arranged in the subject; (ii) accessing a three-dimensional (3D) model including the deformable medical device that includes a deformation parameter for the deformable medical device; (iii) exploring a search space including the deformation parameter to match the image data with the 3D model within a predetermined tolerance to determine a position and shape of the deformable medical device; and (iv) using the image data and the position and shape of the deformable medical device determined in (iii), displaying an image of the deformable medical device arranged within the subject.