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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Christian Huemmer, Lichtenfels, DE;
Andreas Fieselmann, Erlangen, DE;
SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A method is for determining a positioning quality of an external apparatus inserted into a patient's body. In the method, image data of the patient's body is detected; an at least one first anatomical landmark is detected in or with a first subregion, in which the external apparatus is positioned as expected; at least a first subsection of the external apparatus is sought in or with the at least one first subregion; a second anatomical landmark is detected in or with at least one second subregion; at least one second subsection is then detected based upon the already localized subsection; and a quality of the positioning of the at least one second subsection is determined by measuring a suitable dimension between the localized at least one second subsection and the at least one second landmark. A training method, a positioning quality determination facility and a training facility are also disclosed.