Single-camera tracking of an object
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1. A method for determining a position of an object, comprising:
- performing an imaging procedure to acquire imaging data for an internal region of a patient;
determining a location of at least a portion of the internal region in reference to a first coordinate system;
optically determining a position of the object in a second coordinate system; and
determining a position of the object relative to the location of the at least the portion of the internal region in the first coordinate system.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining the position and orientation of an object is disclosed. A set of markers attached or associated with the object is optically tracked and geometric translation is performed to use the coordinates of the set of markers to determine the location and orientation of their associated object.
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1. A method for determining a position of an object, comprising:
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performing an imaging procedure to acquire imaging data for an internal region of a patient; determining a location of at least a portion of the internal region in reference to a first coordinate system; optically determining a position of the object in a second coordinate system; and determining a position of the object relative to the location of the at least the portion of the internal region in the first coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product that includes a medium usable by a processor, the medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes a process to be performed, the process comprising:
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receiving imaging data for an internal region of a patient, wherein the imaging data is generated using an imaging procedure; determining a location of at least a portion of the internal region in reference to a first coordinate system; determining a position of the object in a second coordinate system using information from an optical device; and determining a position of the object relative to the location of the at least the portion of the internal region in the first coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for determining a position of an object, comprising:
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means for acquiring imaging data for an internal region of a patient; means for determining a location of at least a portion of the internal region in reference to a first coordinate system; means for determining a position of the object in a second coordinate system; and means for determining a position of the object relative to the location of the at least the portion of the internal region in the first coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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