Automatic spatial adjustment of a pan-oral x-ray source in response to the actual dentition of a patient
US7876878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4423
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for performing pan-oral imaging. A plurality of data points are generated which are representative of spatial positions of an actual dentition of a patient with respect to a defined spatial coordinate system. A fitted curve through at least a portion of the spatial positions of the dentition is computed using the plurality of data points. A pan-oral image acquisition trajectory is then computed with respect to a defined spatial coordinate system using the fitted curve. A pan-oral image of the dentition is then acquired along the pan-oral image acquisition trajectory.
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