MAGNETIC FIELD DISTORTION DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN A MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION SYSTEM

Various embodiments of the present disclosure identify and correct for magnetic field distortions within a magnetic field for localization of a medical device within a patient. Such magnetic field distortions, often associated with the intrusion of a metallic object into the magnetic field, may caus...

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Hauptverfasser: HEVEL, Guy, IZMIRLI, Alon, OLSON, Eric S
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Zusammenfassung:Various embodiments of the present disclosure identify and correct for magnetic field distortions within a magnetic field for localization of a medical device within a patient. Such magnetic field distortions, often associated with the intrusion of a metallic object into the magnetic field, may cause an unacceptable level of localization error which aspects of the present disclosure correct for.