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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Stijn De Waele, Millwood, NY (US);
Adrienne Heinrich, Den Bosch, NL;
Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining anatomical properties of a patient, the patient having an oral cavity and a throat, comprising a) projecting at least one structured light pattern into the patient's oral cavity; b) detecting at least one reflected light pattern, each of the reflected light patterns emanating from reflection of a corresponding projected structured light pattern; c) analysing the at least one reflected structured light pattern in view of the at least one structured light pattern, thereby determining anatomical properties of the patient; and an associated imaging device.