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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Ryan P. Lahm, Blaine, MN (US);
Walton W. Baxter, Iii, San Clemente, CA (US);
Josee Morissette, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Ryan P. Lahm, Blaine, MN (US);
Walton W. Baxter, III, San Clemente, CA (US);
Josee Morissette, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for localizing an internal body structure during an image-guided procedure that includes obtaining a three dimensional image of a body portion containing a targeted structure and selected reference structures; determining a set of landmark point coordinates for defining the location of each of the targeted and reference structures; computing triangulation parameters relating the location of the landmark points for the targeted structure and the reference structures; and, during an image-guided procedure, using the computed triangulation parameters to plot an estimated location of the targeted structure on an intra-operative image in which the reference structures have been identified.