Head modeling for a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure
US9792406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A model of a human subject's head may be generated to assist in a therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure. A treatment and/or diagnostic system may generate a fitted head model using a predetermined head model and a plurality of points. The plurality of points may include facial feature information and may be determined using a sensor, which may include an IR sensor. One or more anatomical landmarks may be determined and registered in association with the fitted head model using the facial feature information, for example, without the use of additional image information, such as an MRI image. The fitted head model may include visual aids, for example, anatomical landmarks, reference points, marking of the human subject's MT location, and/or marking of the human subject's treatment location. The visual aids may assist a technician to perform the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure of the human subject. The fitted head model may be stored.
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