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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Jan Boese, Eckental, DE;
Alois Nöttling, Pottenstein, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Boese, Eckental, DE;
Alois Nöttling, Pottenstein, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for centering a left atrium and pulmonary veins at an isocenter of an imaging device is provided. The method includes positioning an injection catheter at a bifurcation of a pulmonary artery; obtaining an anterior or posterior flouroscopic image of area including and/or surrounding the left atrium and pulmonary veins; and moving the imaging device, patient support, or the combination thereof, such that the injection catheter and a spine of a patient are displayed in the fluoroscopic image.