Patient positioning system with an electromagnetic field generator of an electromagnetic tracking system

Abstract

The invention relates to a patient positioning system (10) associated with an electromagnetic field generator (1) of an electromagnetic tracking system, wherein: the system comprises a patient fixation unit (3, 5) for fixing a patient or a part of the patient's body so as to be immobile with respect to the patient positioning system; and the fixation unit (3,5) and the field generator (1) are installed so as to retain their position with respect to each other. It also relates to a method for navigating a patient or a part of the patient's body by means of a medical navigation system using an electromagnetic tracking system, wherein the patient or part of the patient's body is positioned by such a patient positioning system (10).

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