Patent ID: 7962193

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, during a first time interval, image data associated with a path of motion of a dynamic body, the image data including a plurality of images each indicating a position of a first marker on a garment coupled to the dynamic body and a position of a second marker on the garment coupled to the dynamic body for an instant in time throughout the path of motion of the dynamic body, the first marker being coupled to the garment at a first location, the second marker being coupled to the garment at a second location, and wherein the first and second markers change in orientation relative to each other during the first time interval; determining a vector distance between the position of the first marker and the position of the second marker in three-dimensional space based on the position of the first marker and the position of the second marker for each instant of time; receiving, during a medical procedure performed during a second time interval after the first time interval, data associated with a position in three-dimensional space of a first localization element coupled to the garment at the first location and data associated with a position in three-dimensional space of a second localization element coupled to the garment at the second location, and wherein the first and second localization elements change in orientation relative to each other during the second time interval; determining a vector distance between the position of the first localization element and the position of the second localization element based on the data associated with the position of the first localization element and the position of the second localization element; and identifying, from the determined vector distances between the position of the first marker and the position of the second marker, a vector distance between the position of the first marker and the position of the second marker that is substantially the same as the vector distance between the position of the first localization element and the position of the second localization element.