Referencing or registering a patient or a patient body part in a medical navigation system by means of irradiation of light points
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Mar 29, 2005
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Jan 3, 2002
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Apr 5, 2001
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Apr 5, 2000
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A method for referencing a body part in a camera-assisted, medical navigation system including the following steps: manually manipulating a light beamer to sequentially produce a plurality of light marks on a surface of the body part; using a plurality of cameras to scan the surface of the body part, wherein the plurality of cameras detect the plurality of light marks; determining three-dimensional spatial positions for respective sequential light marks; and referencing or registering the body part based on the three dimensional spatial positions of light marks.
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