SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING DELIVERY OF AN IMAGING PROBE

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APP PUB NO 20080287783A1
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12109583

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A system and method to track delivery of a surgical instrument through an imaged subject is provided. The system comprises a controller and an imaging system including an imaging probe in communication with the controller. The imaging probe includes a transducer array operable to acquire image data through a range of motion about a longitudinal axis and in a direction of image acquisition with the imaging probe stationary. The system also includes a tracking system to track a position of the imaging probe relative to a second object tracked by the tracking system, and a display illustrative of a direction of image acquisition of the imaging probe relative to an illustration of a position of the second object.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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Anderson, Peter T Andover, MA 7 1130

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