Methods and systems for image-guided placement of implants
US7194120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and computer systems for determining the placement of an implant in a patient in need thereof comprising the step of analyzing intensity-based medical imaging data obtained from a patient, isolating an anatomic site of interest from the imaging data, determining anatomic spatial relationships with the use of an algorithm, wherein the algorithm is optionally automated.
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