Display Of An Acquired Cine Loop For Procedure Navigation

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to acquiring image data of a subject and selecting image data to be displayed. The image data can include a plurality of frames that relate to a specific location of a tracking device positioned within the subject. The determined location of the tracking device can be used to determine which frame of the image data to display at a selected time.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of preparing images for viewing:
 acquiring a plurality of locations of a reference tracking device fixed to a structure over time while acquiring image frames of the structure;   acquiring a plurality measurements of a selected feature of the structure with a measuring device during the acquisition of the image frames over time; and   correlating with a correlation system at least a first image frame of the acquired image frames to at least one of a first location of the plurality of locations of the reference tracking device or a first selected measurement of the plurality of measurements of the measuring device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying at least one of the first frame or the second frame based on at least one of a subsequent acquisition of a location of the reference tracking device or acquisition of a measurement with the measuring device.   
     
     
         3 . A system to prepare images for viewing, comprising:
 an imaging device configured to acquire image frames of a structure over time;   a reference tracking device fixed to the structure, wherein the reference tracking device is configured to move with the structure over time;   a measuring device configured to measure a feature of the structure during an acquisition of the image frames over time;   a correlation system configured to correlate at least a first image frame of the acquired image frames to at least one of a first location of the reference tracking device or a first selected measurement by the measuring device.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the correlation system is further configured to correlate at least a second image frame of the acquired image frames to at least one of a second location of the reference tracking device or a second selected measurement by the measuring device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a selection system to select for display at least one of the first frame or the second frame based on at least one of a subsequent tracked location of the reference tracking device or measurement of the measuring device.