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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Teresa Seeley, Littleton, MA (US);
Faith Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Tina Kapur, Andover, MA (US);
Gene Gregerson, Bolton, MA (US);
Teresa Seeley, Littleton, MA (US);
Faith Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Tina Kapur, Andover, MA (US);
Gene Gregerson, Bolton, MA (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for surgical imaging and display including (i.) positioning a defined set of markers disposed in a pattern so as to be imaged in each pose or view of an imaging assembly, the set of markers being fixed in pre-determined positions in a rigid carrier, (ii.) securing a first tracking element against motion with respect to the rigid carrier so that determining a position of the first tracking element in a single measurement determines positions of all the markers of the set, and (iii.) identifying images of at least a subset of the markers in a first view.