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

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5640956
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08474375

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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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  • UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION;NEOVISION CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Getzinger, Thomas W Bellevue, WA 13 542
Shmulewitz, Ascher Mercer Island, WA 99 9079

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