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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Robert Johannes Frederik Homan, Batenburg, NL;
Drazenko Babic, Best, NL;
Pieter Maria Mielekamp, Veldhoven, NL;
Jan Timmer, Best, NL;
Robert Johannes Frederik Homan, Batenburg, NL;
Drazenko Babic, Best, NL;
Pieter Maria Mielekamp, Veldhoven, NL;
Jan Timmer, Best, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment a targeting method for targeting a first object from an entry point to a target point in an object () under examination is provided, wherein the method comprises selecting a two-dimensional image () of the object under examination depicting the entry point () and the target point () and determining a planned path () from the entry point to the target point, wherein the planned path has a first direction. Furthermore, the method comprises recording data representing a fluoroscopic image of the object under examination, wherein the fluoroscopic image is recorded under a second direction so that a normal of the image coincide with the first direction and determining whether the first object is on the determined planned path based on shape and/or position of the projection of the first object in the fluoroscopic image.