Imaging fluoroscopy method and system using a navigation system marker device
US8600001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3995
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and system for use of a marker device in a fluoroscopy imaging system that is coupled with a navigation system, the navigation system is designed to determine a position of a patient, or of an instrument relative to the fluoroscopy system, with the use of a marker device that may be attached to the fluoroscopy system, and it is automatically detected whether the marker device is attached to the fluoroscopy system, and if so, information is automatically read out from the marker device, setting data are automatically determined depending on the information, and the fluoroscopy system is adjusted using the setting data such that an association between data acquired by the fluoroscopy system and data acquired by the navigation system is provided using the marker device attached to the fluoroscopy system.
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