Calibrating RGB-D sensors to medical image scanners
US9633435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30208
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for automatically calibrating an RGB-D sensor and an imaging device using a transformation matrix includes using a medical image scanner to acquire a first dataset representative of an apparatus attached to a downward facing surface of a patient table, wherein corners of the apparatus are located at a plurality of corner locations. The plurality of corner locations are identified based on the first dataset and the RGB-D sensor is used to acquire a second dataset representative of a plurality of calibration markers displayed on an upward facing surface of the patient table at the corner locations. A plurality of calibration marker locations are identified based on the second dataset and the transformation matrix is generated by aligning the first dataset and the second dataset using the plurality of corner locations and the plurality of calibration marker locations. Then, a translation is added to the transformation matrix corresponding to a maximum height associated with the apparatus.
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