Patent ID: 8548565
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A system for displaying relative positions of two structures during a procedure on a body, the system comprising: a memory for storing an image data set representing the position of the body based on scans of the body, the image data set having a plurality of data points in known relation to a plurality of reference points for the body; a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field; a plurality of magnetic field sensors placed in known relation to at least one of the plurality of reference points for the body, the plurality of magnetic field sensors operable to sense the magnetic field and to generate a position signal in response to the sensed magnetic field; a processor configured to execute instructions to, a display to display the displaced image data set generated by the processor to display the relative position of the plurality of reference points for the body during the procedure.