Patent ID: 9111386
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying images on an orientationally-sensitive display device, the method comprising: providing three-dimensional image volume data to said device relating to an object; registering a location and orientation of said device with said object; displaying on said display device an image of the object generated from said three-dimensional image volume data and corresponding to said location and orientation of said device with respect to said object; and generating new images based on changes in location and orientation of said device relative to said object; indicating a plane of the displayed image relative to the object; wherein a user continuously views the object in three dimensions, from a plurality of angles, in real-time, as the display device moves around the object, based on the location and orientation of the device relative to the object; and wherein the displayed image includes at least a portion of a pre-planned path, marked with a plurality of markers by the user, from an entry point in the three-dimensional image volume data to a target identified by the user, the pre-planned path being automatically illuminated in response to placement of the plurality of markers.