SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY

摘要

A method is provided to produce a multi-modality image of a surgical scene comprising: capture light reflected from the surgical scene; producting first image information corresponding to a first modality image; producing second image information corresponding to a second modality image; selecting a portion of the second image modality based at least in part upon anatomical structure information included within the selected portion; and producing simultaneously within a display at least a portion of the first modality image of the surgical scene and the selected portion of the second modality image.