Methods and apparatus for correlating ultrasonic image data and

Details Methods and apparatus for correlating ultrasonic image data and Methods and apparatus for correlating ultrasonic image data and

1995-06-07

1997-06-24

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

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12866001, 12866004, A61B 800, A61B 505

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056409567

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods are provided for correlating radiologic and ultrasonic images of biological tissue. An X-ray image and a plurality of corresponding ultrasound images are generated while the biological tissue remains immobilized. X-ray opaque indexing points provide lateral registration of the X-ray film with the ultrasound apparatus. The fan-out of X-ray beams penetrating the tissue from a point X-ray source is determined and used to correlate the X-ray image data to the ultrasonic image data. Apparatus and methods are also provided for determining the location of the X-ray source relative to the indexing points.

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