Method and apparatus for calibrating and re-aligning an ultrasound image plane to a navigation tracker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9138204
APP PUB NO 20120277585A1
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13097253

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The present disclosure relates to acquiring image data of a subject with an imaging system that has been calibrated. The imaging system can include an ultrasound imaging system that collects one of more images based on a plane of image acquisition. The plane of image acquisition can be calibrated to a tracking device associated with the ultrasound transducer.

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MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC200 MEDTRONIC DRIVE LAFAYETTE CO 80027

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Bzostek, Andrew Erie, US 60 5166
Danailov, Danail G Westminster, US 8 56
Koenig, Matthew W Dacono, US 29 1418
Mokhtar, Jawad Boulder, US 8 796

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