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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Heiner Matthias Brueck, Pinneberg, DE;
Daniel Bystrov, Hamburg, DE;
Sven Krönke, Hamburg, DE;
André Goosen, Eldena, DE;
Jens Von Berg, Hamburg, DE;
Stewart Matthew Young, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention is related to a method for providing guidance data () for positioning a region of interest () of a subject (), an X-ray source (), and an X-ray detector (). The method comprises: obtaining, by a processor (), current positioning data of at least one palpable bony landmark () derived from a palpation; obtaining current positioning data of the X-ray source () and of the X-ray detector () (S); determining guidance data () for positioning the region of interest (), the X-ray source () and the X-ray detector () and providing, by the processor (), the guidance data () (S).