ANATOMICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

A real-time computer-based viewing system is disclosed comprising a database of pre-existing software objects, wherein at least one of the software objects corresponds to a physical structure which is to be viewed by the system and at least one of the software objects corresponds to a graft which is to be deployed adjacent the physical structure, a real-time sensor for acquiring data about the physical structure when the physical structure is located within that sensor's data acquisition field, generating means for generating an additional software object corresponding to the physical structure using data acquired by the sensor, registration means for positioning the additional software object in registration with the pre-existing software objects contained in the database, and processing means for generating an image from the software objects contained in the database, based upon a specified point of view.