Abstract: A system and method for calibrating an object having at least one marker attached thereto, wherein a spatial position of the object is ascertained based on the at least one marker, and an outline, view or geometry of the object is optically detected from at least one side. The detected outline, view or geometry is compared with corresponding outlines, views or geometries of stored pre-calibration data of the object, said pre-calibration data representing a model of the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data processing method of determining at least one operating parameter of a medical imaging device, the method being executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring entity geometry data comprising entity geometry information describing a geometry of a corporeal entity to be considered in a medical procedure; b) acquiring imaging device operability data comprising imaging device operability information describing a mode of operation of the medical imaging device; c) determining, based on the entity geometry data and the imaging device operability data, operating parameter data comprising operating parameter information describing a value of at least one operating parameter of the medical imaging device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining data referred to as target change data which can be used for performing radiotherapy treatment, the target change data describing information on the change of position of a target included in a body of a patient, the method being performed by a computer and comprising the following steps: acquiring determination rule data describing a rule for mapping an indicator change set to the target change data, the indicator change set being a set which comprises more than one element, the elements of the indicator change set respectively representing information on respective changes of positions of indicators, at least two of the indicators respectively indicating a change of position of different body structures referred to as indicator structures, acquiring set data describing an acquired indicator change set; and determining the target change data based on the determination rule data and the set data by applying the rule for mapping to the acquired indic

Abstract: A positioning device for aligning at least one support on at least one structure includes a positioning tool configured to interface with a part of the structure, and a positioning element coupled to said positioning tool. The positioning element includes at least one holding part, wherein the at least one support is releasably coupled to said at least one holding part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool attachment for medical applications, comprising: a connecting section which is at rest relative to the part of the bone while the part of the bone is being machined; at least one machining section for machining a part of the bone; a fastening facility for fastening the tool attachment to a control device, wherein the connecting section is designed to connect the tool attachment, such that it is stationary, to a tool attachment guide.

Abstract: A device and method for capturing images of a specific part of an anatomical structure using a series of images, wherein an image is taken of the anatomical structure and is compared to a database of information is order to determine and optimize the imaging conditions used for taken subsequent images of the specific part.

Abstract: A suction fixing device to be fixed to an organic base includes at least one low-pressure casing, at least one attachment device operative to apply a low pressure to the surface of said organic base; and a holding device operative to secure the fixing device to the organic base. The holding device engages the organic base when low pressure is applied to the surface of the organic base.

Abstract: A radiolucent fastening device for fastening a reference device to a body for computer-assisted surgery, wherein a part of the fastening device is made from an unsubstituted carbon fiber reinforced polyether compound, a monosubstituted carbon fiber reinforced polyether compound or a multisubstituted carbon fiber reinforced polyether compound.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a data processing method for planning an infusion of a medical substance into a target region in an anatomical body part, wherein the medical substance is to be infused by means of an infusion setup which comprises an infusion device for performing the infusion as well as the medical substance, the method comprising: a) acquiring relationship data comprising relationship information which describes a relationship between at least one physical parameter of the infusion setup and a predetermined spatial distribution of the medical substance; b) acquiring target coverage data comprising target coverage information describing a planned coverage of the target region by the medical substance; c) determining infusion setup data comprising infusion setup information which describes a planned infusion setup, based on the relationship data and the target coverage data.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system and method for generating a 3D imaging data set of an object or of at least two elements, including: obtaining a 3D image data set of the object or the at least two elements in a first shape, first absolute position, or first relative position, moving at least one of the elements and/or deforming the object to have a second shape, second absolute position, or second relative position, different from the first shape, first absolute position, or first relative position; obtaining a 2D data set of the object or the at least two elements while in the second shape, second absolute position, or second relative position; and calculating a 3D image data set of the object or the at least two elements in the second shape, absolute, or relative position using said 2D image data set and said 3D image data set. The method also may be performed by obtaining the 2D image data set in the first position and obtaining the 3D image data set in the second position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data processing method of determining a transformation for the relative positions of two body parts which are connected to each other by a joint, the method comprising the following steps: a) acquiring first body part position transformation data comprising first body part position transformation information describing a first body part position transformation for the position of a first body part of the two body parts relative to a first reference structure assigned to the first body part; b) acquiring second body part position transformation data comprising second body part position transformation information describing a second body part position transformation for the position of a second other body part of the two body parts relative to a second other reference structure assigned to the second body part; c) acquiring reference structure position transformation data comprising reference structure position transformation information describing a reference structure pos

Abstract: A method of determining the position of a medical device to be localized, comprising: a) acquiring main position data comprising reference structure position information which describes the position of a reference structure in a global coordinate system, the main position data having been gathered by a main detection device; b) acquiring supplement position data comprising relative position information which describes the position of the medical device relative to the position of the reference structure in a reference coordinate system, the supplement position data having been gathered by a supplement detection device; c) determining, based on the relative position information and the reference structure position information, medical device position data comprising medical device position information which describes the position of the medical device in the global coordinate system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positionally correlating, with computer assistance, patient image information included in image data generated by a magnetic resonance scanner and fiducial patient markers represented in the image data, wherein a positional relationship between the patient image information and the fiducial markers is determined by taking into consideration at least the following parameters: a) the material properties of the fiducial markers; b) image generation data included in the image data or provided with the image data; c) the resonance frequency recording mode of the magnetic resonance scanner; and d) any relative positional shift between the patient data and the fiducial markers resulting from the combination of the parameters a) to c). The invention also relates to the use of such a positional correlation in a method for registering patient image data and in a method for navigationally assisting a medical procedure.

Abstract: A data processing method for determining six parameters of a contact position of a joint which connects two bones, comprising the steps of acquiring a plurality of sample contact position datasets, each dataset comprising six parameters, acquiring a subset of n of the parameters of the contact position as an input parameter dataset, selecting at least two of the sample contact position datasets based on the input parameter dataset and determining the m=6?n remaining parameters of the contact position based on the at least two selected sample contact position datasets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining an analyzing level for analyzing a system test procedure for testing a modular system having functional modules, comprising acquiring dependency data comprising dependency information describing at least one functional dependency of at least one functional module, acquiring change data comprising change information describing a change in a module test procedure for testing at least part of the at least one functional module located at a first system test level, acquiring impact data comprising impact information describing an impact of the change in the module test procedure on testing a functionality of the at least one functional module based on the dependency information and the change information, determining, based on the impact information, analyzing level data comprising analyzing level information describing an analyzing level being the system test level at which the system test procedure is analyzed.

Abstract: A medical tracking system comprising at least two sensor devices which are independently maneuverable and can be positioned in a fixed position relative to targets, each sensor device comprising at least one of an orientation sensor and a position sensor for respectively determining sensor data, the system further comprising a control unit configured to receive and combine the at least two sensor data of the at least two sensor devices in order to determine a relative position between at least two of the at least two sensor devices.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a data processing method of displaying a radiation dose distribution in tissue of a patient and a corresponding program and computer running the program, the steps of the method being executed by a computer and comprising: a) acquiring medical image data comprising medical image information describing an anatomical body part; b) acquiring, based on the medical image data, irradiation eligibility data comprising irradiation eligibility information describing an eligibility class to which the anatomical body part belongs, the eligibility class describing the eligibility of the anatomical body part for irradiation with treatment radiation; c) acquiring dose distribution data comprising dose distribution information describing a radiation dose distribution in the anatomical body part; d) displaying, on a display device, the dose distribution information in the medical image information based on the irradiation eligibility data and based on using a colour range which represents the

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the spatial position and the shape of a surgical instrument (1) having a deformable body (2), said method comprising the steps of: providing an elasticity model of the surgical instrument (1); defining at least one parameter which influences the shape of the instrument (1); determining the spatial position and/or orientation of at least one tracking sensor (3) of the surgical instrument (1); determining the value of the at least one parameter; calculating the position and/or orientation of at least one part of the surgical instrument (1) with the aid of the elasticity model together with the determined value of the at least one parameter and the determined spatial position and/or orientation of the at least one tracking sensor (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the mechanical axis of a bone using an electronic device which is rigidly attached to the bone and comprises a video camera, wherein: the mechanical axis is determined from the positions of two points which define the mechanical axis; the first of the two points is determined as the centre of rotation when the bone is pivoted about the first point, the centre of rotation being determined from an output signal of the camera which captures a stationary marker device; and the second point is the exit point of the mechanical axis on the outer surface at the opposite end of the bone to the first point.