Method and apparatus of localizing an insertion end of a probe within a biotic structure
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Nov 17, 1998
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Mar 17, 1997
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A method and apparatus for localizing a tip of a probe inside a biotic structure. The apparatus includes a probe with an ultrasonic transmitter attached proximate a tip of an insertion end of the probe. The apparatus further includes a color Doppler ultrasonic imaging system coupled to a sonifying transducer and a speaker coupled to the ultrasonic imaging system which reproduces sound information indicative of a position of the probe relative to the sonifying transducer.
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