X-ray diagnostic imaging system with a plurality of coded markers

US7927014B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ziehm Imaging GmbH · DE

Inventor

• Juergen Dehler · Forchheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 2, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 19, 2011
• Expiry date: May 2, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3945
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of an X-ray diagnostic imaging system comprise a plurality of coded 2D and/or 3D markers associated with surfaces of system components. The position and coding of at least some of the coded markers can be determined by a position detection system. In some embodiments, a coded marker is assigned a reference point having a known position on the surface of the system component. The positions of the system components in space can be calculated based at least in part on a reference point network determined from the position of the individual reference points measured with the position detection system. In some embodiments, the coded markers represent information with a data matrix code (DMC).