Method and apparatus for determining the position of a surgical tool relative to a target volume inside an animal body

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The invention relates to a method for determining the position of a surgical tool relative to a target volume inside an animal body according to a pre-plan comprising the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional images of said target volume using imaging means, each 2D-image being represented by an image data slice I(x,y,z); ii) reconstructing from said plurality of image data slices I(x,y,z) a three-dimensional image of said target volume using transformation means, said 3D-image being represented by a volumetric image data array V(x,y,z); iii) displaying said three-dimensional image of said target volume to an user using displaying means.

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NUCLETRON OPERATIONS B V3905 TH VEENENDAAL

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Henning, Johan Veenendaal, NL 17 98
Kindlein, Johann Toenisvorst, DE 34 612
Kwa, Stefan Utrecht, NL 3 30
Lugt, Wilco Van Der Tiel, NL 1 1
Schuurman, Jeroen Amersfoort, NL 6 42

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