Patent ID: 7995827

Claim:
A method for registering a patient's body part in a medical workspace of a medical navigation system, wherein said body part is supported by at least one support device, comprising: obtaining at least two x-ray or fluoroscopic recordings of the body part, wherein the at least one support device is situated in a radiation path of an x-ray or fluoroscopic recording apparatus during recordation of the at least two x-ray or fluoroscopic recordings; using the medical navigation system to ascertain a position of the at least one support device and of the x-ray or fluoroscopic apparatus during recordation of the at least two x-ray or fluoroscopic recordings; using the ascertained position of the at least one support device and the x-ray or fluoroscopic apparatus to identify an image of the at least one support device in the at least two x-ray or fluoroscopic recordings; using the at least two recordings to register the body part in the medical workspace, wherein image data corresponding to the image of the at least one support device are not used to register the body part.