Perspective registration and visualization of internal areas of the body

US7570987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Raabe · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Niels Frielinghaus · Heimstetten, DE
• Jens Witte · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 4, 2009
• Expiry date: May 12, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/364
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for registering an image data set for visualizing internal areas of the body. The method can include determining the relative position of an imaging device and of an external body part associated with an internal area of the body and producing an image data set for the internal area of the body by means of the imaging device. The spatial position of the external body part is determined and the image data of the internal area of the body are registered or assigned according to relative position, with respect to the spatial position of the external body part, on the basis of the relative positional information.