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System and method of registration of three-dimensional data sets including anatomical body data

US5531520A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1994
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/0064
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an image data registration system and method of storing a first data set of three-dimensional image data associated with a predetermined portion of an object with reference to a first coordinate frame; obtaining and storing a second data set of three-dimensional image data associated with a surface of the predetermined portion of the object with reference to a second coordinate frame; and registering the first data set and the second data set to generate a matched image data set in which the first coordinate frame is aligned with the second coordinate frame. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention provides a method of registering three-dimensional data sets, comprising generating a first data set of image data with reference to a first coordinate frame; generating a second data set of image data with reference to a second coordinate frame; selecting a predetermined subset of data points from the first data set; matching the subset of data points to all possible corresponding subsets of data points associated with the second data set and producing a set of hypothesized transformation data sets; and sequentially mapping said second data set …

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