Inventors:
Maurice R. Ferre - North Andover MA
Peter D. Jakab - Canton MA
James S. Tieman - Watertown MA
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - Waukesha WI
International Classification:
A61B 505
US Classification:
600426, 600427, 600429, 606130
Abstract:
A method of automatic registration includes forming an image of a body part including a representation of markers fixed in a known position in space relative to a reference mount, positioning a sensing unit in a known position in space relative to the reference mount, and automatically registering the sensing unit in space relative to the formed image based on the location of the markers in the formed image, the known location of the markers relative to the reference mount, and the known location of the sensing unit relative to the reference mount.