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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for imaging tracking
- Patent Title (中): 成像跟踪的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11217198Application Date: 2005-09-01
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Publication No.: US08406845B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Richard D. Komistek , William R. Hamel , Douglas A. Dennis
- Applicant: Richard D. Komistek , William R. Hamel , Douglas A. Dennis
- Applicant Address: US TN Knoxville
- Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Knoxville
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05

Abstract:
Image tracking systems, and corresponding methods, are described. In some embodiments, conventional imaging components are placed on a platform having wheels, thereby providing a mechanism for imaging a moving subject. In other embodiments, conventional imaging components are situated on non-parallel rails, and moved along those rails, thereby providing a mechanism for imaging an anatomical region of a subject as that region moves in two dimensions. For yet other embodiments, image recognition and tracking approaches are provided to track the movement of a non-stationary anatomical region. The tracking of the non-stationary anatomical region permits imaging of a moving anatomy. For some embodiments, the anatomy moves within its normal range of motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060058645A1 Method and apparatus for imaging tracking Public/Granted day:2006-03-16
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