Automated imaging device and method for registration of anatomical structures
AssigneeBrainlab AG
InventorsRichard Wohlgemuth, Gregor Tuma
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Abstract
A device and method for capturing images of a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of images, wherein an image is taken of the anatomical structure and is compared to a database of information is order to determine and optimize the imaging conditions used for taken subsequent images of the specific part.
Claims22
A method for capturing a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of images, comprising:
- producing an image of an imaged part of the anatomical structure using a set of imaging conditions;
- and
- determining at least one of the imaging conditions by comparing the produced image to information stored in a database, said database comprising information concerning the anatomical structure.
A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for capturing a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of images, comprising:
- code that produces an image of an imaged part of the anatomical structure using a set of imaging conditions;
- and
- code that determines at least one of the imaging conditions by comparing the produced image to information stored in a database, said database comprising information concerning the anatomical structure.
A device for capturing a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of two-dimensional images, comprising:
- an imaging apparatus operable to obtain an image of a part of an anatomical structure;
- a database in which information is stored concerning the anatomical structure;
- and
- a data processing computer configured to
- i) consult or query the database to obtain information concerning the anatomical structure
- ii) compare an image of the part of the anatomical structure obtained by the imaging apparatus with the information stored in the database, and
- iii) determine at least one of the imaging conditions used in obtaining the image of the part of the anatomical structure.
A method for capturing a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of images, comprising:
- producing an image of an imaged part of the anatomical structure using a set of imaging conditions;
- comparing the produced image to information stored in a database, said database comprising information concerning the anatomical structure;
- and
- revising at least one of the imaging conditions based on the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.