Patent Document ID: 8527032
Application ID: 12056604
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A tracking system comprising: an imaging probe configured to travel through an imaged anatomy, the imaging probe acquiring real-time three-dimensional (3D) image data of the imaged anatomy, the imaging probe configured to provide the 3D image data to an imaging system; an input configured to receive, from the imaging system, a 3D model of a portion of the imaged anatomy, the 3D model being generated based on the 3D image data; a tracking element integrated with the imaging probe to obtain real-time tracking information representative of a position of the imaging probe, the tracking information being used to generate an imaging plane vector representative of a direction of a field of view (FOV) of image acquisition of the imaging probe; and a controller configured to receive a graphic representation of a location of a target site relative to the imaged anatomy, generate a graphical illustration of a path of the imaging probe that leads to the target site, and map the graphic illustration of the path and the imaging plane vector onto the 3D model in real-time.