Patent Document ID: 20130317353
Application ID: 13477417
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A planning and navigation system, comprising: a planning system including: a memory configured to store a plurality of images; and a first controller configured to render the plurality of images in three dimensions, segment the plurality of images to demarcate a target area, and automatically determine a treatment plan based on the target area; and a navigation system including: an ultrasound device configured to obtain an ultrasound image in a scan plane, the ultrasound device having a fiducial pattern disposed thereon; a surgical device having a image capture device configured to capture a fiducial image of the fiducial pattern; and a second controller configured to receive the ultrasound image and the fiducial image, wherein the controller determines a position of the surgical device in relation to the scan plane based on the fiducial image; a third controller configured to receive the rendered plurality of images, the target area, the treatment plan, the ultrasound image, and the position of the surgical device in relation to the scan plane; and a display configured to display a first display having the rendered plurality of images, the target area, and the treatment plan and configured to display a second display having the ultrasound image, a virtual image of the surgical device based on the position of the surgical device in relation to the scan plane, and the treatment plan.