Method and system for registering a medical situation associated with a first coordinate system, in a second coordinate system using an MPS system
US7881767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System for registering a first image with a second image, the system including a first medical positioning system for detecting a first position and orientation of the body of a patient, a second medical positioning system for detecting a second position and orientation of the body, and a registering module coupled with a second imager and with the second medical positioning system, the first medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with a first imager, the first imager acquiring the first image from the body, the first imager producing the first image by associating the first image with the first position and orientation, the second medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with the second imager, the second imager acquiring the second image and associating the second image with the second position and orientation, the registering module registering the first image with the second image, according to the first position and orientation and the second position and orientation.
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