Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mapping a model of an object comprising an anatomical structure in a planning image and an intervention target region within it to intervention-guiding image data are disclosed. According to one method, an initial medial representation object model (m-rep) of an object comprising an anatomical structure is created based on image data of at least a first instance of the object. A patient-specific m-rep is created by deforming the initial m-rep based on planning image data of at least a second instance of the object, wherein the at least second instance of the object is associated with the patient. An intervention target region within the m-rep is identified in an image registered with the planning image. The patient-specific m-rep is correlated to the intervention-guiding image data of the at least second instance of the object, deformed from the planning image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mapping a model of an object comprising an anatomical structure in a planning image and an intervention target region within it to intervention-guiding image data are disclosed. According to one method, an initial medial representation object model (m-rep) of an object comprising an anatomical structure is created based on image data of at least a first instance of the object. A patient-specific m-rep is created by deforming the initial m-rep based on planning image data of at least a second instance of the object, wherein the at least second instance of the object is associated with the patient. An intervention target region within the m-rep is identified in an image registered with the planning image. The patient-specific m-rep is correlated to the intervention-guiding image data of the at least second instance of the object, deformed from the planning image.

Abstract: A compliant doctor blade has a metal bar (13) with bottom attached by dual side adhesive tape (15) to a resilient layer of porous foam (7). The bottom of the foam layer is attached by dual side adhesive tape (8) to a shim (1), which is stiff in the direction of movement of the roller (9) which the shim contacts. The shim has a polyester body (3) and a bottom layer (5) containing abrasive grit and conductive carbon black. Finally, the end of the doctor blade is dipped in a conductive paste which hardens into a conductive coating (17) which bridges the conductive layer of the shim and the metal bar. Advantages are reduced costs and improved performance, particularly with respect to streaks from prenip packing.