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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2005
Richard D. Komistek, Knoxville, TN (US);
William R. Hamel, Farragut, TN (US);
Douglas A. Dennis, Littleton, CO (US);
Richard D. Komistek, Knoxville, TN (US);
William R. Hamel, Farragut, TN (US);
Douglas A. Dennis, Littleton, CO (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Image tracking systems, and corresponding methods, are described. In some embodiments, conventional imaging components are placed on a platform having wheels, thereby providing a mechanism for imaging a moving subject. In other embodiments, conventional imaging components are situated on non-parallel rails, and moved along those rails, thereby providing a mechanism for imaging an anatomical region of a subject as that region moves in two dimensions. For yet other embodiments, image recognition and tracking approaches are provided to track the movement of a non-stationary anatomical region. The tracking of the non-stationary anatomical region permits imaging of a moving anatomy. For some embodiments, the anatomy moves within its normal range of motion.