Registering image information

US6584174B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Mario Schubert · Poing, DE
• Falko Seifferth · Zorneding, DE
• Stefan Vilsmeier · Munich, DE
• Mario Zeiss · Poing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 1, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2003
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/376
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for registering image information by means of a medical navigation system, wherein:current image information, in particular a current x-ray image of a patient to be registered using the navigation system, is produced;the position of the image information detection device, in particular of the x-ray device, is established by means of the navigation system;the current image information, in particular the current x-ray image, is compared with the aid of a computer with other image information (for example, a previously taken x-ray image);in the event of a difference between the image content of the current and previous image, the new relative position of the image information detection device or x-ray device respectively and of the patient is detected and stored; andthe current image information produced or current x-ray image produced, respectively, is registered in the navigation system, based on the information on the new relative position.The invention further relates to: a program which, when run on a computer or loaded in a computer, causes the computer to carry out the method; a computer program storage medium comprising such a program; and an …