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Apparatus and method for determining a location of an anatomical target with reference to a medical apparatus
Assignee: Integra Burlington MA Inc
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Filing: 1997-12-01
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Granted: 2002-06-11
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Expires: 2017-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A system for positioning and repositioning of a portion of a patient's body with respect to a treatment or imaging machine includes multiple cameras to view the body and the machine. Index markers, either light-emitting, passive, geometric shapes, or natural landmarks, are identified and located by the cameras in 3D space. In one embodiment, such reference or index markers are in a determinable relationship to analogous markers used during previous image scanning of the patient. Anatomical targets determined from image scanning can be located relative to reference positions associated with the treatment or diagnostic machine. Several forms of camera, index markers, methods and systems accommodate different clinical uses. X-ray imaging of the patient further refines anatomical target positioning relative to the treatment or diagnostic imaging reference point. Movements of the patient based on comparative analysis of imaging determined anatomical targets relative to reference points on treatment or diagnostic apparatus are controlled by the system and process of the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric R. Cosman
Bibliographic Details
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/52; A61B6/5211; A61B6/5229; A61B6/5247; A61B34/00; A61B34/20; A61B6/04; A61B6/0492; A61B90/00; A61B90/10; A61B90/14; A61B90/16; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/10; A61N5/1048; A61N5/1049; G; G06; G06T; G06T7/00; G06T7/70; G06T7/73; A61B34/10; A61B2034/101; A61B2034/102; A61B2034/2046; A61B2034/2055; A61B2034/2065; A61B2034/2068; A61B2034/2072; A61B90/36; A61B2090/363; A61B2090/364; A61B90/37; A61B2090/371; A61B2090/378; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3937; A61B2090/395; A61B2090/3966; A61B2090/3983; A61B90/50; A61B2090/502; A61B5/00; A61B5/103; A61B5/11; A61B5/1126; A61B5/1127; A61B6/0407; A61B6/0421; A61B6/08; A61B90/20; A61N2005/105; A61N2005/1051; A61N2005/1052; A61N2005/1059; A61N2005/1061; A61N5/1064; A61N5/1069; A61N5/107; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/10; G06T2207/10072; G06T2207/10081; G06T2207/30; G06T2207/30204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A process for determining a location of an anatomical target with reference to a medical apparatus, comprising the steps of: scanning a patient's anatomy, including an anatomical target to obtain image scan data thereof referenced in image scanner coordinates; indexing a position of the patient's anatomy and a position of a medical apparatus with a camera system to obtain camera data thereof referenced in camera coordinates; correlating the image scan data and the camera data by identifying at least one marker having a known location with respect to the image scan data and the camera data; and transforming the image scanner coordinates to the camera data coordinates such that the position of the anatomical target is determined with respect to a reference point of the medical apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for determining a location of an anatomical target with reference to a medical apparatus, comprising the steps of: scanning a patient's anatomy, including an anatomical target to obtain image scan data thereof referenced in image scanner coordinates; indexing a position of the patient's anatomy and a position of a medical apparatus with a camera system to obtain camera data thereof referenced in camera coordinates; correlating the image scan data and the camera data by identifying at least one marker having a known location with respect to the image scan data and the camera data; and transforming the image scanner coordinates to the camera data coordinates such that the position of the anatomical target is determined with respect to a reference point of the medical apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the step of indexing includes optically sensing optical index markers disposed on the patient's anatomy and the medical apparatus and referencing the optical index markers in camera coordinates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process according to claim 2 wherein the step of scanning includes detecting scanner index markers positioned with respect to the patient's anatomy and referencing the scanner index markers in image scanner coordinates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 3 , including the step of graphically displaying an image representative of the medical apparatus related to the patient's anatomy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein the medical apparatus is a LINAC and wherein the step of transforming includes determining the position of the anatomical target with respect to a radiation isocenter of the LINAC.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein the medical apparatus is a diagnostic image scanning apparatus and wherein the step of transforming includes determining the position of the anatomical target with respect to an image acquisition range of the diagnostic image scanning apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process according to claim 1 including the step of automatically adjusting a position of the patient's anatomy using computer control means to align the position of the anatomical target with respect to the reference point of the medical apparatus.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for indicating a positional relationship of a treatment apparatus having a treatment center location with respect to a patient's anatomy represented by image scan data, which comprises: a computer for storing and processing image scan data representing the patient's anatomy including an anatomical target location, and referenced in image scan coordinates; index means mountable to the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus for indexing positional data of the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus at fiducial points; a camera system comprising two or more cameras, each camera having a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus, the camera system adapted for providing camera data of spatial points within respective field of views of the patient's anatomy and a treatment center location of the surgical treatment apparatus, the camera data indexed at the fiducial points and referenced in camera coordinates; and means associated with the computer for establishing a correlation between the image scan data and the camera data and for transforming the image scan coordinates to the camera coordinates such that the position of the treatment center location of the treatment apparatus is known with respect to the patient's anatomy.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for indicating a positional relationship of a treatment apparatus having a treatment center location with respect to a patient's anatomy represented by image scan data, which comprises: a computer for storing and processing image scan data representing the patient's anatomy including an anatomical target location, and referenced in image scan coordinates; index means mountable to the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus for indexing positional data of the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus at fiducial points; a camera system comprising two or more cameras, each camera having a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the patient's anatomy and the treatment apparatus, the camera system adapted for providing camera data of spatial points within respective field of views of the patient's anatomy and a treatment center location of the surgical treatment apparatus, the camera data indexed at the fiducial points and referenced in camera coordinates; and means associated with the computer for establishing a correlation between the image scan data and the camera data and for transforming the image scan coordinates to the camera coordinates such that the position of the treatment center location of the treatment apparatus is known with respect to the patient's anatomy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 8 wherein the index means includes a plurality of optical detectable elements mountable to the patient's anatomy and the surgical treatment apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 9 wherein the optical detectable elements are devices with geometric patterns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system according to claim 8 including graphic display means for displaying an image representative of the treatment center location and the anatomical target location.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system according to claim 8 including means associated with the computer for automatically adjusting a position of the patient's anatomy to align the anatomical target location and the treatment center location of the treatment apparatus.
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