Patent ID: 6925319
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A medical imaging system for providing images of a subject of interest during an invasive procedure, the system comprising: a first modality imaging system including a first image acquisition device and first modality control circuitry for generating first modality imaging data of the subject; a second modality imaging system including a second image acquisition device and second modality control circuitry for generating second modality imaging data of the subject; and an integrated system controller coupled to the first modality imaging system and the second modality imaging system for coordinating operation of the imaging systems during an invasive procedure to generate one or more sets of substantially simultaneous imaging data comprising the first modality imaging data and the second modality imaging data and for reconstructing one or more combined images from the one or more sets of substantially simultaneous imaging data for display during the invasive procedure.