Method of determination of access areas from 3D patient images
US9320421B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method of determination of access areas from 3D patient images The invention relates to a method for automatically determining at least one pre-operative portal for arthroscopy from acquired pre-operative medical images of a bone of a patient, the method comprising the following steps: i) constructing a 3D surface(S) of the bone from the 3D image of the bone; ii) determining anatomical landmarks of the bone from the 3D surface; iii) determining a bone reference coordinate system (Rbone); iv) selecting at least one predetermined portal in a database of positions of predetermined portals; v) determining a transform between the bone reference coordinate system (Rbone) and the model coordinate system (Ratlas) so that the bone of the patient and the bone of the reference person are matched in size, in position and/or shape; vi) inferring from the transform and the at least one predetermined portal the pre-operative portal.
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