Smith + Nephew

Brainlab Ag

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag

Smith Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Luise Poitzsch

Mario Schubert

Christian Brack

Steffen Beck

Melanie Stulpe

Sabine Kling

Timo Neubauer

Ingmar Hook

Melanie Wegner

The invention relates to a method of determining the sagittal rotation of a patient's pelvis based on a standard anterior posterior X-ray-image with known image parameters and a calibration of the image, for example by using at least one King-Mark calibration object. The angle of the pelvic rotation is determined between a pelvic plane which is orthogonal to the midsagittal plane of the pelvis, and the image plane of the X-ray-image. Assuming the patient's position shown on the X-ray-image represents a standard neutral position, the X-ray-image plane can be used as a functional reference plane for further calculations, for example during hip-replacement surgery. The present invention further relates to a corresponding computer program and system.

Sagittal rotation determination

The invention relates to a medical registration apparatus (), comprising &#x2022;two flanks (); &#x2022;a pivot portion () around which at least one of the flanks () is rotatable with respect to a rotation centre () (FIG., FIG.); &#x2022;a contacting portion () on each of the flanks (), each contacting portion () being spaced apart from the rotation centre (); and &#x2022;a sensor () being arranged with an offset (r, FIG.A) to a line (a) connecting the contacting portions (). The invention also relates to a data processing method for use with the medical registration apparatus.

Medical registration apparatus and method for registering an axis

A medical data processing method of determining a spatial relationship between a marker device () and a resection plane () associated with an anatomical structure () of a patient's body, the marker device () being video-detectable by an imaging unit (), the method being constituted to be executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring imaging unit position data describing a predetermined spatial relationship between the imaging unit () and the resection plane; b) acquiring marker device position data describing a spatial relationship between the marker device () and the imaging unit () based on imaging the marker device () with the imaging unit () in order to generate an orientation-dependent image appearance of the marker device (); c) determining, based on the imaging unit position data acquired in step a) and the marker device position data acquired in step b) and based on the orientation-dependent image appearance of the marker device (), resection plane () data describing the spatial relationship between the resection plane () and the marker device ().

Digital tool and method for planning knee replacement

A method, performed by a computer, for measuring geometric length and offset differences of a subject element using landmarks obtained through, for example, analysis of medical data images. The method may include obtaining medical image data from a medical imaging device. The method includes measuring, by the computer, a first landmark vector between a femoral landmark and a second landmark at a first point in time from, for example, the medical data images. Further, the method includes measuring, by the computer, a second landmark vector between the femoral landmark and the second landmark at a second point in time which is later than the first point in time from, for example, the medical data images. Calculating an orthogonal projection of the first landmark vector into a sagittal plane and using the direction of the orthogonal projection of the first landmark vector into the sagittal plane as a length direction. Calculating a direction which is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and using this direction as an offset direction and calculating the length difference in the length direction and the offset difference in the offset direction from the first landmark vector and the second landmark vector.

Method and apparatus for determining differences in geometry of subject element using landmarks

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Luise Poitzsch