New form factors for sensors and field generators of a magnetic tracking system

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5744, Issue I, 2005, Pages 216-224

  Kirsch, Stefan R ^a   Schilling, Christian ^a   Brunner, Georg ^a  

^a NDI Europe GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Biopsy; Endoscopy; Image Guided Surgery; Magnetic Tracking

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CATHETER TIP SENSORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ENDOSCOPY; FERROMAGNETISM; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY; MAGNETIC NEEDLE TRACKING; MAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEMS (MTS); OPTICAL TRACKING; SENSOR MINIATURIZATION;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 23244436362     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.594019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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