Method of using imaging devices in surgery

1. A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room, the surgical hub comprising:

a control circuit configured to:

generate a first image of a surgical site from a real-time imaging source;

receive a second image of the surgical site from a non-real-time image source;

align the first image and the second image;

generate a representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image as aligned;

display the representation on a display screen;

receive a first user selection to overlay hidden structures on the representation;

receive a second user selection to manipulate the representation; and

adjust the representation based on the second user selection.

2. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the non-real-time image source comprises at least one of a computed tomography scan or a magnetic resonance imaging scan.

3. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the real-time imaging source comprises structured electromagnetic radiation emitted from an imaging system.

4. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises updating the representation as displayed on the display screen from a first state to a second state according to the received second user selection.

5. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises moving the representation to another display screen.

6. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises displaying the representation in conjunction with the first image.

7. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises displaying the representation in conjunction with the second image.

8. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to generate a third image of the surgical site from the real-time imaging source, wherein the representation comprises portions of an anatomical structure that lie outside of the third image.

9. The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is within a sterile barrier, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to:

generate a third image of the surgical site from the real-time imaging source;

transmit the third image to a second display outside the sterile barrier; and

receive a modified third image from outside the sterile barrier.

10. A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room, the surgical hub comprising:

a control circuit configured to:

receive real-time image data indicative of a surgical site from a camera;

generate a first image of the surgical site from the real-time image data;

receive a second image of the surgical site from a pre-operative image source;

interrogate the first image and the second image;

generate a representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image;

display the representation on a display screen;

display the first image on the display screen in conjunction with the representation;

receive a first user selection to overlay hidden structures on the representation;

receive a second user selection to manipulate the representation; and

adjust the representation based on the second user selection.

11. The surgical hub of claim 10 , wherein the pre-operative image source comprises at least one of a computed tomography scan or a magnetic resonance imaging scan.

12. The surgical hub of claim 10 , wherein the real-time image data comprises data indicative of structured electromagnetic radiation emitted from an imaging system.

13. The surgical hub of claim 10 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises updating the representation as displayed on the display screen from a first state to a second state according to the received second user selection.

14. The surgical hub of claim 10 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises moving the representation to another display screen.

15. The surgical hub of claim 10 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises displaying the representation in conjunction with the second image.

16. A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room, the surgical hub comprising:

a control circuit configured to:

generate a first image of a surgical site based on structured electromagnetic radiation emitted from an imaging system;

receive a second image of the surgical site from a pre-operative image source;

cooperatively assemble the first image and the second image;

generate a representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image as aligned;

display the representation on a display screen;

receive a first user selection to overlay hidden structures on the representation;

receive a second user selection to manipulate the representation; and

adjust the representation based on the second user selection.

17. The surgical hub of claim 16 , wherein the pre-operative image source comprises at least one of a computed tomography scan or a magnetic resonance imaging scan.

18. The surgical hub of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises updating the representation as displayed on the display screen from a first state to a second state according to the received second user selection.

19. The surgical hub of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises moving the representation to another display screen.

20. The surgical hub of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises displaying the representation in conjunction with the first image.

21. The surgical hub of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the representation comprises displaying the representation in conjunction with the second image.