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System for indicating the position of a surgical probe within a head on an image of the head

  • US 7,072,704 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2002
  • Issued: 07/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for correlating scan images of a body part, the method comprising:

  • storing images of a body part in a memory to create a three-dimensional body image coordinate system;

    determining the position of the body part in the three-dimensional body image coordinate system using remote sensors;

    obtaining a planar scan image of the body part;

    determining the position of the planar scan image of the body part in the three-dimensional body image coordinate system;

    retrieving from the images of the body part, an image of the body part corresponding to the position of the planar scan images; and

    displaying the planar scan image and the image of the body part corresponding to the position of the planar scan image.

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