Patent ID: 7505809
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A61B,A61N,G06T

Abstract:
1. System for registering a first image with a second image relative to the body of a patient, the system comprising: a first medical positioning system for detecting a first position and orientation of the body of a patient relative to a first coordinate system, said first medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with a first imager, said first imager acquiring at least one image from the body, said first imager producing a first image by associating said at least one image with said first position and orientation; a second medical positioning system for detecting a second position and orientation of the body relative to a second coordinate system, said second medical positioning system is separate from said first medical positioning system, said second medical positioning system being associated with and coupled with a second imager, said second imager is separate from said first imager, said second imager acquiring a second image and associating said second image with said second position and orientation; and a registering module coupled with said second imager and with said second medical positioning system, said registering module registering said first image with said second image, according to said first position and orientation and said second position and orientation detected relative to the respective first and second coordinate systems.