A system and method for imaging a target in a patient's body includes the
steps of providing a pre-acquired image of the target and placing a
catheter having a position sensor, an ultrasonic imaging sensor and at
least one electrode, in the patient's body. Positional information of a
portion of the catheter in the patient's body is determined using the
position sensor and electrical activity data-points of a surface of the
target are acquired using the at least one electrode. An ultrasonic image
of the target is obtained using the ultrasonic imaging sensor and
positional information for the electrical activity data-points of the
surface of the target is determined. An electrophysiological map of the
target is generated based on the electrical activity data-points and the
positional information for the electrical activity data-points.
Positional information for any pixel of the ultrasonic image of the
target is determined and the pre-acquired image and the
electrophysiological map are registered with the ultrasonic image. The
registered pre-acquired image, electrophysiological map and ultrasonic
image are displayed on a display.