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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Wilco Van Der Lugt, Tiel, NL;
Jeroen Schuurman, Amersfoort, NL;
Johan Henning, Veenendaal, NL;
Stefan Kwa, Utrecht, NL;
Johann Kindlein, Toenisvorst, DE;
Wilco Van Der Lugt, Tiel, NL;
Jeroen Schuurman, Amersfoort, NL;
Johan Henning, Veenendaal, NL;
Stefan Kwa, Utrecht, NL;
Johann Kindlein, Toenisvorst, DE;
Nucletron B.V., Veenendaal, NL;
Abstract
A method for determining the position of a surgical tool relative to a target volume inside an animal body according to a pre-plan. The method includes the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional images of said target volume using an imaging device, each 2D-image being represented by an image data slice I(x,y,z); ii) reconstructing from said plurality of image data slices I(x,y,z) a three-dimensional image of said target volume using a transformation device, said 3D-image being represented by a volumetric image data array V(x,y,z); iii) displaying said three-dimensional image of said target volume to an user using a display.