Patent ID: 6996430
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying cross-sectional images of a body so as to render the cross-sectional images more interpretable, the method comprising the steps of: (a) using a first intra-body imaging device deployed on a flexible catheter, obtaining at least one cross sectional image of a portion of the body, said at least one cross sectional image being defined by at least one first plane; (b) employing an inductive electromagnetic-field-sensing position-measuring system, including a locating sensor implemented on said first imaging device, to establish a location and orientation of each of said first plane in six degrees of freedom; and (c) projecting each of said at least one cross-sectional image of said portion of the body onto a predefined second plane, so as to obtain at least one projected cross-sectional image of said portion of the body, each of said at least one projected cross-sectional image becoming more interpretable by a user.