Automatic registration system for use with position tracking an imaging system for use in medical applications
US6738656B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of automatic registration includes forming an image of a body part including a representation of markers fixed in a known position in space relative to a reference mount, positioning a sensing unit in a known position in space relative to the reference mount, and automatically registering the sensing unit in space relative to the formed image based on the location of the markers in the formed image, the known location of the markers relative to the reference mount, and the known location of the sensing unit relative to the reference mount.
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