Method for the localization of targeted treatment areas in soft body parts
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1. A method for localization of a surgical target site in the region of a soft body part comprising the following steps:
- applying a number of artificial landmarks to the soft body part thereby to permit sensing by a referencing system;
referencing the surgical target site location relative to a first arrangement of the landmarks in a first position of the soft body part;
sensing a second arrangement of the landmarks in a second position of the soft body part different from the first position of the soft body part; and
mapping the dislocation or new location of the surgical target site by using modeled structure data for the soft body part which relates changes within the interior of the soft body part to changes in the arrangement of the landmarks.
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Abstract
A method for localization of surgical target sites in the region of soft body parts, including the following steps: applying a number of artificial landmarks to the body part permitting sensing by a referencing system; referencing the surgical target site location relative to a landmark arrangement in a first position of the body part; sensing a new landmark arrangement in a changed second position of the soft body part; and mapping the dislocation or new location of the surgical target site by means of the information as to the dislocation or new arrangement of the landmarks.
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1. A method for localization of a surgical target site in the region of a soft body part comprising the following steps:
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applying a number of artificial landmarks to the soft body part thereby to permit sensing by a referencing system;
referencing the surgical target site location relative to a first arrangement of the landmarks in a first position of the soft body part;
sensing a second arrangement of the landmarks in a second position of the soft body part different from the first position of the soft body part; and
mapping the dislocation or new location of the surgical target site by using modeled structure data for the soft body part which relates changes within the interior of the soft body part to changes in the arrangement of the landmarks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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