The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/14 (2013.01); A61B 5/4542 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/08 (2013.01); A61B 6/461 (2013.01); A61B 6/469 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to positioning a volume to be imaged for computed tomography imaging. According to the invention, at least two optical cameras () are used for taking a photo or for live imaging an anatomy from different directions. A volume positioning indicator () is shown in connection with these images, the volume positioning indicator () indicating the location of the volume within the area imaged by the cameras () to get imaged by the computed tomography imaging apparatus ().