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Method for correcting non-reproducible geometric errors occurring during operation of a C-arm device

US7494278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2006
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/584
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method for correcting non-reproducible geometric errors occurring during the operation of an x-ray C-arm device, having a C-arm carrying an x-ray source, during orbital displacement of the C-arm during a scan for 3D reconstruction of a subject volume, a 2D dataset, which is not impaired by non-reproducible geometric errors during the scan, is determined. This 2D dataset is compared to known projection matrices of the x-ray C-arm device, which compensate reproducible geometric errors of the C-arm device. The result of the comparison is used to modify the projection matrices of the scan to compensate non-reproducible geometric errors that occur during the scan.

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