Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1998-07-02
2000-08-29
Casler, Brian L.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
606130, A61B 505
Patent
active
061121134
ABSTRACT:
An image-guided surgery system includes a position measuring system (9, 10) for measuring a position of an instrument (20). The image-guided surgery system includes a test system (9, 10, 30) which is arranged to measure the instrument, using the position measuring system, by measuring a calibration position of a reference part (42) of the instrument while an object part (23) of the instrument is situated in a calibration location. The test system is also arranged to measure a test position of the reference part of the instrument while the object part of the instrument is situated in a test position.
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Dankers Adrianus J. E. M.
Gieles Paulus M. C.
Van Den Goor Jacobus G. M.
Van Der Brug Willem P.
Casler Brian L.
Renfrew Dwight H.
U.S. Philips Corporation
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