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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Dun Alex LI, Salem, NH (US);
Mohamed Ali Hamadeh, Kingston, NH (US);
Daniel A. Beaudet, Dover, NH (US);
Lisa Marie Last, Wakefield, MA (US);
Dun Alex Li, Salem, NH (US);
Mohamed Ali Hamadeh, Kingston, NH (US);
Daniel A. Beaudet, Dover, NH (US);
Lisa Marie Last, Wakefield, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for imaging system calibration using a field replaceable unit. Certain embodiments provide a field replaceable unit for imaging system calibration. The unit includes an array of radio opaque fiducials arranged for use in image calibration for an imaging system. The unit also includes a plurality of receivers positioned around a periphery of a detector in the imaging system for use in navigation calibration for the imaging system. The unit further includes a connection for providing data regarding image calibration and navigation calibration to a processor. Additionally, the unit includes a frame for positioning the array of radio opaque fiducials and the plurality of receivers embedded in a concave target with respect to a detector in the imaging system.