Method and system for guiding a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument towards a target region inside the patient's body
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May 20, 2003
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Nov 15, 2001
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Jul 9, 2001
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Feb 22, 1999
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Method and system are presented for guiding a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument towards a correct target inside the patient's body. A combined image obtained by registering structural and functional images of at least a portion of the patient's body including the target is used together with a guiding device. The guiding device has an indicator associated with the instrument, and is operable for presenting data indicative of a position of a location on the instrument relative to any other point in the at least portion of the patient's body. The guiding device is connectable to a computer device displaying the combined image and operable thereby for guiding the instrument towards the target.
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