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Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy

  • US 5,016,639 A
  • Filed: 02/13/1990
  • Issued: 05/21/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for locating a target on a portion of anatomy having n fiducial implants, where n>

  • 4 and is an integer, comprising;

    a. taking a first series of cross-sectional image slices of the portion of the anatomy;

    b. choosing three of the n fiducial implants;

    c. defining an internal coordinate system with respect to the three fiducial implants;

    d. defining an external coordinate system with respect to the three fiducial implants;

    e. locating the target in the portion of the anatomy with respect to the internal coordinate system; and

    f. locating the target with respect to the external coordinate system.

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