C-ARM INTEGRATED ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEM
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1. A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a C-arm having an x-ray detector and an x-ray emitter;
a gantry for supporting and supplying said C-arm;
a sensor assembly; and
at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly for emitting electromagnetic radiation to be received by said sensor assembly, said electromagnetic field generator assembly is directly embedded into said C-arm.
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Abstract
A medical imaging system and a method electromagnetically track a position of structures with the medical imaging system and a C-arm arrangement. The medical imaging system contains a C-arm, a gantry, and at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly with at least one electromagnetic field generator which interacts with an electromagnetic sensor from receiving the electromagnetic radiation. Preferably, the electromagnetic sensor is positioned within a region of surgical interest in a patient. The electromagnetic field generator is directly embedded into the C-arm.
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13 Claims
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1. A medical imaging system, comprising:
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a C-arm having an x-ray detector and an x-ray emitter; a gantry for supporting and supplying said C-arm; a sensor assembly; and at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly for emitting electromagnetic radiation to be received by said sensor assembly, said electromagnetic field generator assembly is directly embedded into said C-arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for electromagnetically tracking a position of a medical structure during an x-ray procedure, using a medical imaging system containing a C-arm having an x-ray-detector and an x-ray-emitter, and at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly for emitting electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic field generator assembly being removable from or permanently embedded into the C-arm, which method comprises the steps of:
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providing at least one electromagnetic sensor to the medical structure; positioning the medical structure having the at least one electromagnetic sensor in the medical imaging system; activating the at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly for emitting electromagnetic radiation to be received by the at least one electromagnetic sensor inside the medical structure; measuring a local magnetic field strength at the electromagnetic sensor; calculating a position of the at least one electromagnetic sensor based on a measured local magnetic field strength; and tracking a position of the medical structure.
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13. A C-arm of a medical imaging system, comprising:
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an x-ray detector; an x-ray emitter; a C-arm body; a gantry for supporting and supplying said C-arm body; and at least one electromagnetic field generator assembly for emitting electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic field generator assembly is directly embedded into said C-arm body.
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