{"number":"US12697088B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"System and method for tracking a curved needle","english":"System and method for tracking a curved needle"},"abstract":{"original":"Provided is a system, method, and computer program product for tracking a needle. The method includes determining a visibility of the needle being inserted into a subject in an image of a sequence of images, in response to determining that the visibility satisfies a visibility threshold, detecting a location of the needle based on at least one first algorithm and a detected curvature of the needle, in response to determining that the visibility does not satisfy the visibility threshold, detecting the location of the needle being inserted based on at least one second algorithm, and tracking the…","english":"Provided is a system, method, and computer program product for tracking a needle. The method includes determining a visibility of the needle being inserted into a subject in an image of a sequence of images, in response to determining that the visibility satisfies a visibility threshold, detecting a location of the needle based on at least one first algorithm and a detected curvature of the needle, in response to determining that the visibility does not satisfy the visibility threshold, detecting the location of the needle being inserted based on at least one second algorithm, and tracking the…"},"applicants":["CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY"],"inventors":["John Michael Galeotti","Wanwen Chen"],"filingDate":"2023-09-25","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697088B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697088B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697088B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697088B2"}}