STONE IDENTIFICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Aspects of stone identification methods and systems are described. According to one aspect, an exemplary method comprises: transmitting to a processing unit, with an imaging element mounted on a distal end of a scope, image data about a stone object inside a body cavity; generating from the image data, with the processing unit, a visual representation of the stone object and the body cavity; establishing from a user input, with the processing unit, a scale for the visual representation; determining from the visual representation, with the processing unit, a size of the stone object on the scale; comparing, with the processing unit, the size of the stone object with a predetermined maximum size to determine a removal status; and augmenting, with the processing unit, the visual representation to include an indicator responsive to the removal status. Associated systems are also described. 描述了结石识别方法和系统的各方面。根据一个方面，一种示例性方法包括：利用被安装在窥镜的远端的成像元件将关于体腔内的结石对象的图像数据传送到处理单元；利用处理单元根据图像数据生成结石对象和体腔的视觉表示；利用处理单元根据用户输入建立视觉表示的标度；利用