Patent ID: 8379793

Claim:
A system for positioning a patient for X-ray imaging of a Left Atrium of a heart, comprising: an imaging system for, acquiring data representing a first X-ray image of a patient in a substantially frontal position and acquiring data representing a second X-ray image of a patient in a substantially lateral position; a display processor for initiating generation of data representing, a first composite display image including said first X-ray image and a first graphical overlay for aligning with vertebra in said first X-ray image and a second composite display image including said second X-ray image and a second graphical overlay for aligning with vertebra in said second X-ray image and said imaging system is positioned for imaging a heart left atrium in response to movement of a table supporting said patient to align said first graphical overlay with said vertebra in said first X-ray image and to align said second graphical overlay with said vertebra in said second X-ray image.