System and method for positioning an imaging device
US11452492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of positioning an imaging device relative to a patient, comprising positioning a reference marker adjacent a desired field of scan corresponding to an anatomical element of a patient; and causing an imaging device to align with the reference marker, based on tracking information received from a navigation system, the tracking information corresponding to the reference marker and a navigated tracker disposed on the imaging device.
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