Patent ID: 7978825
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A method for orienting a radiological image with a patient's anatomical position, comprising: forming a marker with a first side indicator comprising a left symbol and a second side indicator comprising a right symbol, where the first side indicator and the second side indicator are concurrently present; where a cranial indicator is formed on the marker, the cranial indicator comprising a humanoid head shape; aligning the cranial indicator toward the patient's head; placing the marker in left-right orientation such that the left symbol matches a left side of a patient's anatomical position and the right symbol matches a right side of the patient's anatomical position; and adjusting a fluoroscopy x-ray image by rotating, reversing, shifting, or zooming such that a cranio-caudal line is substantially vertical and the x-ray image is in antero-posterior position.