Image acquisition visuals for augmented reality

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure encompass a visual image sequence controller (40) for controlling an augmentation of a visual imaging sequence acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence in a rendered augmented view of an image-guided intervention by an augmented reality device (30). The visual imaging sequence acquisition (42) includes, for each inter-ventional image of the interventional imaging sequence (23), an interactive virtual indicator of a sequence number of a corresponding interventional image within the interventional imaging sequence (23) and an imaging parameter of the imaging modality (20) (e.g., a direction, a rotation and/or an angulation of the imaging modality (20)) during an acquisition of the corresponding interventional image by the imaging modality (20). The controller (40) interfaces with the imaging modality (20) and/or a display (24, 31) responsive to a user interaction with at least one of the interactive virtual indicators.

1 . A visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) for an augmented image-guided intervention system including an augmented reality device ( 30 ) operable to render an augmented view of an image-guided intervention, the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) comprising:
 a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for execution by at least one processor to control an augmentation of a visual imaging sequence acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence in a rendered augmented view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ), wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to:   access geometric information ( 41 ) of an imaging modality ( 20 ) associated with an acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention;   generate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) including, for each interventional image of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ), an interactive virtual indicator of a sequence number of a corresponding interventional image within the interventional imaging sequence and of an imaging parameter of the imaging modality ( 20 ) during an acquisition of the corresponding interventional image by the imaging modality ( 20 );   augment the view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ) with the interactive virtual indicators as virtual objects indicative of the acquisition of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention; and   interface with the at least one of the imaging modality ( 20 ) and a display ( 24 ,  31 ) responsive to a user interaction with at least one of the interactive virtual indicators.   
     
     
         2 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further includes instructions to annotate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ). 
     
     
         3 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further includes instructions to control an image display interaction between the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) and a display ( 24 ,  31 ). 
     
     
         4 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further includes instructions to control an imaging modality posing interaction between the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) and the imaging modality ( 20 ). 
     
     
         5 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is installable within the augmented reality device ( 30 ). 
     
     
         6 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is installable within an imaging modality ( 20 ); and   wherein, when installed within an imaging modality ( 20 ), the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further includes instructions to communicate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) from the imaging modality ( 20 ) to the augmented reality device ( 30 ).   
     
     
         7 . The visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is installable within an auxiliary intervention device; and   wherein, when installed within an auxiliary intervention device, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further includes instructions to communicate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) from the auxiliary intervention device to the augmented reality device ( 30 ).   
     
     
         8 . An augmented image-guided intervention system, comprising:
 an augmented reality device ( 30 ) operable to render an augmented view of an image-guided intervention; and   a visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) configured to control an augmentation of a visual imaging sequence acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence in a rendered augmented view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ),
 wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is configured to: 
   access geometric information ( 41 ) of an imaging modality ( 20 ) associated with an acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention;   generate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) including, for each interventional image of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ), an interactive virtual indicator of a sequence number of a corresponding interventional image within the interventional imaging sequence and of an imaging parameter of the imaging modality ( 20 ) during an acquisition of the corresponding interventional image by the imaging modality ( 20 );   augment the view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ) with the interactive virtual indicators as virtual objects indicative of the acquisition of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention; and   interface with the at least one of the imaging modality ( 20 ) and a display ( 24 ,  31 ) responsive to a user interaction with at least one of the interactive virtual indicators.   
     
     
         9 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 , wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is further configured to annotate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ). 
     
     
         10 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 , wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is further configured to control an image display interaction between the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) and a display ( 24 ,  31 ). 
     
     
         11 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 , wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is further configured to control an imaging modality posing interaction between the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) and the imaging modality ( 20 ). 
     
     
         12 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 , wherein the augmented reality device ( 30 ) comprises the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ). 
     
     
         13 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is installable within an imaging modality ( 20 ); and   wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is further configured to communicate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) from the imaging modality ( 20 ) to the augmented reality device ( 30 ).   
     
     
         14 . The augmented image-guided intervention system of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is installable within an auxiliary intervention device; and   wherein the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ) is further configured to communicate the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) from the auxiliary intervention device to the augmented reality device ( 30 ).   
     
     
         15 . An augmented image-guided intervention method, comprising:
 rendering, by an augmented reality device ( 30 ), an augmented view of an image-guided intervention; and   controlling, by a visual image sequence controller ( 40 ), an augmentation of a visual imaging sequence acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence in a rendered augmented view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ) including   accessing, by the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ), geometric information ( 41 ) of an imaging modality ( 20 ) associated with an acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention;   generating, by the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ), the visual imaging sequence acquisition ( 42 ) of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) including, for each interventional image of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ), an interactive virtual indicator of a sequence number of a corresponding interventional image within the interventional imaging sequence and of an imaging parameter of the imaging modality ( 20 ) during an acquisition of the corresponding interventional image by the imaging modality ( 20 );   augmenting, by the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ), the view of the image-guided intervention by the augmented reality device ( 30 ) with the interactive virtual indicators as virtual objects indicative of the acquisition of the interventional imaging sequence ( 23 ) of interventional images by the imaging modality ( 20 ) during the image-guided intervention; and   interfacing, by the visual image sequence controller ( 40 ), with the at least one of the imaging modality ( 20 ) and a display ( 24 ,  31 ) responsive to a user interaction with at least one of the interactive virtual indicators