Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy

FIG. 6.

LOCATION OFFICIALS
AT FIRST EXAM

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SELECTION OF 0IACN0ST1C SLICES

T

DETERMINATION OF TRANSLATION BETWEEN FIDUCIAL SYSTEM AND SELECTED SLICE

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LOCATION OF FIDUCIALS
AT SECOND EXAM

T

DETERMINATION OF EULERIAN ANCLES

DETERMINATION OF THE COORDINATES OF THE PIXELS IN THE TRANSFORMED SLICE

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DETERMINATION OF PIXEL INTENSITY
USINC INTERPOLATION

FIG. 8.

LOCATE THE EXTERNAL
COORDINATE SYSTEM ORCIN

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LOCATE THE INTERNAL COORDINATE
SYSTEM ORCIN WITH RESPECT TO
THE EXTERNAL COORDINATE SYSTEM
ORIGIN

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LOCATE A POINT PIN THE INTERNAL
COORDINATE SYSTEM WITH RESPECT
TO THE EXTERNAL COORDINATE
SYSTEM