Multiple medical device guidance

Abstract

A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system receives emplacement information of medical devices within a predetermined area. The system calculates a viewing angle in a virtual 3D space of a plurality of virtual medical devices corresponding to the plurality of medical devices. The system also causes a display device to display the plurality of virtual medical devices based at least on the calculated viewing angle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising
 receiving emplacement information of a plurality of needles;   receiving emplacement information of a medical imaging device;   receiving at least one image from the medical imaging device;   calculating a first viewing angle in a virtual 3D space of the at least one image based at least on the emplacement information of the medical imaging device with respect to a perspective view;   calculating a second viewing angle in the virtual 3D space of a virtual medical imaging device corresponding to the medical imaging device based at least on the emplacement information of the medical imaging device with respect to the perspective view;   calculating a plurality of viewing angles in the virtual 3D space of a plurality of virtual needles corresponding to the plurality of needles based at least on the emplacement information of the plurality of needles with respect to the perspective view;   causing the display device to display the at least one image based at least on the first calculated viewing angle in the virtual 3D space;   causing the display device to display the virtual medical imaging device based at least on the second calculated viewing angle in the virtual 3D space; and   causing a display device to display the plurality of virtual needles based at least on the plurality of calculated viewing angles in the virtual 3D space.