Method for determining location and movement of a moving object
First Claim
1. A motion tracking method for determining the location and orientation of at least one object being imaged by a medical imaging device and moving in space relative to a motion tracking device, comprising the steps of:
- affixing a target on the object;
projecting a structured light pattern onto the target;
receiving return light from the target through an optical receiver on the motion tracking device;
converting the return light into a first digital image and a second digital image; and
comparing the first digital image and the second digital image to obtain object motion information.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for determining location and movement of a moving object. One embodiment of the method tracks the movement of a target during medical imaging scanning and transmits the position shift to the medical imaging scanning device in real time. The method includes the steps of projecting structured light on the target, receiving the reflection of structured light, converting the received structured light into spatial positions, and transmitting the positional shift to the medical imaging scanning device. The method further includes the step of adjusting the medical imaging scanning device in response to the positional change to increase accuracy.
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19 Claims
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1. A motion tracking method for determining the location and orientation of at least one object being imaged by a medical imaging device and moving in space relative to a motion tracking device, comprising the steps of:
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affixing a target on the object; projecting a structured light pattern onto the target; receiving return light from the target through an optical receiver on the motion tracking device; converting the return light into a first digital image and a second digital image; and comparing the first digital image and the second digital image to obtain object motion information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting position changes of a moving patient during a medical imaging operation, comprising the steps of:
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locating a target on the moving patent; generating a structured light coupled to the target; receiving the structured light through an optical receiver; converting the structured light into coordinate data; measuring an initial position of the moving patient with the structured light; measuring a second position of the moving patient with the structured light; determining a position shift between the initial position and second position; and transmitting the position shift to a medical imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of analyzing movement of an object being imaged by a medical imaging device and moving in space relative to a motion tracking device, comprising the steps of:
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affixing a light source to the object; generating a structured light from the light source; receiving structured light from the object into an optical receiver on the motion tracking device; converting the structured light into a first digital image and a second digital image; and comparing the first digital image and the second digital image to determine movement of the object.
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