Real-time medical image visualization systems and related methods
Some systems include a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: identify one or more spatial markers in a medical data-based image of a patient, identify one or more spatial markers in a real-time perceived image of the patient, wherein the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image correspond to an anatomical feature of the patient and the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image correspond to the anatomical feature of the patient, superimpose the medical data-based image of the patient with the real-time perceived image of the patient, and align the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image with the respective one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
1. A system comprising:
a user interface device comprising:
one or more sensors;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory;
wherein the processor is configured to:
identify one or more spatial markers in a medical data-based image of a patient;
in real-time:
receive a real-time perceived image of the patient from the one or more sensors;
based on a field of view of the one or more sensors, detect one or more spatial markers within the real-time perceived image, wherein the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image correspond to an anatomical feature of the patient and the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image correspond to the anatomical feature of the patient;
superimpose the medical data-based image of the patient with the real-time perceived image of the patient;
align the one or more spatial markers in the superimposed medical data-based image with the respective one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image; and
initiate display, via the user interface device, of the medical data-based image of the patient with the real-time perceived image such that the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image are aligned and superimposed with the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical data-based image comprises at least one of the following: a computed axial tomography (CAT) image, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image, a positron emission tomography (PET) image, an ultrasound image, and an x-ray image.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical feature of the patient comprises one or more of the following: one or both eye sockets, a mouth, one or both ears, and an anterior nasal aperture.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the user interface further comprises a display screen;
the processor is further configured to initiate display, the display screen, of the medical data-based image of the patient with the real-time perceived image such that the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image are aligned and superimposed with the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image; and
the real-time perceived image of the patient is captured by the one or more sensors.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect movement of the position of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image; and wherein the processor is configured to update the position of the one or more spatial markers of the medical data-based image in response to the detected movement of the position of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface device comprises a smartphone.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface device comprises wearable computer glasses.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface device comprises a tablet computer.
9. A computerized method comprising:
identifying one or more spatial markers in a medical data-based image of a patient with a user interface device;
in real-time:
based on a field of view of the one or more sensors, detecting one or more spatial markers in a real-time perceived image of the patient with the user interface device, wherein the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image correspond to an anatomical feature of the patient and the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image correspond to the anatomical feature of the patient;
simultaneously displaying the medical data-based image of the patient and the real-time perceived image of the patient via the user interface device;
aligning the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image with the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image with the user interface device; and
initiating display, via the user interface device, of the medical data-based image of the patient with the real-time perceived image such that the one or more spatial markers in the medical data-based image are aligned and superimposed with the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the medical data-based image comprises at least one of the following: a computed axial tomography (CAT) image, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image, a positron emission tomography (PET) image, an ultrasound image, and an x-ray image.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the anatomical feature of the patient comprises one or more of the following: one or both eye sockets, a mouth, one or both ears, and an anterior nasal aperture.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the real-time perceived image of the patient is captured by one or more sensors configured to capture an image.
13. The method of claim 9 , comprising:
detecting movement of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image; and
updating on a display a position of the one or more spatial markers of the medical data-based image in response to the detected movement of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
14. The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising demonstrating in real-time the orientation, location, and/or spatial relevance of the anatomical feature of the patient relative to the perceived image with the user interface device.
15. The computerized method of claim 14 , wherein the real-time perceived image of the patient is captured by the one or more sensors, and wherein the one or more sensors are included in a camera.
16. The computerized method of claim 14 , wherein:
the one or more sensors are configured to detect movement of the position of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image; and
the processor is configured to update the position of the one or more spatial markers of the medical data-based image in response to the detected movement of the position of the one or more spatial markers in the real-time perceived image.
17. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a login controller, wherein the login controller is configured to determine whether the medical data-based image of the patient matches the real-time perceived image of the patient.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the login controller is configured to retrieve the medical data-based image of the patient based on a determination that the medical data-based image of the patient matches the real-time perceived image of the patient.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the login controller is configured to restrict access to the medical data-based image based on a determination that the medical data-based image of the patient does not match the real-time perceived image of the patient.