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US 11,769,261 B2Granted
Imaging system
AssigneeMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
InventorsXavier Tomas Fernandez, Andre Souza, Robert A. Simpson, Kyo C. Jin, Hong Li, Xiaodong Tao, Patrick A. Helm, Michael P. Marrama
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for operating an imaging system. The imaging system may move or be moved to acquire image data of a subject at different positions relative to the subject. The image data may, thereafter, be combined to form a single image.
Claims21
A method of generating a combined image from a plurality of image data, comprising:
- receiving an input of a selected dimension for the combined image;
- accessing a first image data acquired at a first imager position of an imager;
- accessing a second image data acquired at a second imager position of the imager;
- recalling a first subject tracked position relative to the imager at the first imager position;
- recalling a second subject tracked position relative to the imager at the second imager position;
- determining a transformation matrix to align the second image data to the first image data base on the recalled first subject tracked position and the recalled second subject tracked position;
- and
- outputting the transformation matrix.
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A method of generating a combined image from a plurality of image data, comprising:
- accessing a first image data acquired at a first imager position of an imager;
- accessing a final image data acquired at a final imager position of the imager;
- recalling a first tracked position of the imager at the first imager position;
- recalling a first subject tracked position relative to the imager at the first imager position;
- recalling a final tracked position of the imager at the final imager position;
- recalling a final subject tracked position relative to the imager at the final imager position;
- determining a transformation matrix to align the final image data to the first image data base on the recalled first subject tracked position and the recalled final subject tracked position;
- outputting the transformation matrix;
- receiving an input of a selected image dimension;
- determining the first imager position;
- determining the final imager position;
- and
- determining if at least one intermediate imager position is required to achieve the selected image dimension;
- if determined that at least one intermediate imager position is required, determining at least one intermediate imager position.
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A system to generate a combined image from a plurality of image data, comprising:
- a processor system configured to execute instruction to:
- receiving an input of a selected dimension for the combined image;
- access a first image data acquired at a first imager position of an imager;
- access a final image data acquired at a final imager position of the imager;
- recall a first tracked position of the imager at the first imager position;
- recall a first subject tracked position relative to the imager at the first imager position;
- recall a final tracked position of the imager at the final imager position;
- recall a final subject tracked position relative to the imager at the final imager position;
- determine a transformation matrix to align the final image data to the first image data base on the recalled first subject tracked position and the recalled final subject tracked position;
- and
- output the transformation matrix.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.