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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Matthias Mitschke, Nüruberg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/800 ;
Abstract
An X-ray calibration dummy (RP) having markings ( ) that may be acquired by a position-acquisition system ( ). The invention also concerns a method for nonmarker-based registration for use in navigation-guided operations employing the X-ray calibration dummy (RP). A medical system for carrying out the method has a C-shaped X-ray machine ( ), a position-acquisition system, and the X-ray calibration dummy (RP).