Patent ID: 7603155
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: A61B,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of acquiring images with a fluoroscopic imaging device, wherein the fluoroscopic imaging device includes a region of interest (ROI) location in which an object to be imaged is positioned, the method comprising: providing tracking elements in relation to the ROI location of the fluoroscopic imaging device; tracking the ROI location through the tracking elements; acquiring a first image of the object with the fluoroscopic imaging device, wherein said acquiring the first image comprises emitting a plurality of X-rays from a source through the ROI location; displaying a graphical representation that corresponds to the ROI location on the first image; moving the fluoroscopic imaging device, wherein movement of the ROI location during said moving is determined through said tracking; correlating movement of the ROI location during said moving with a shift of the graphical representation over the first image; shifting the graphical representation over the first image according to said correlating; and acquiring a second image of the object with the fluoroscopic imaging device, wherein said acquiring the second image comprises emitting a plurality of X-rays from the source through the ROI location.