Method and system for medical tracking using a plurality of camera positions

A method for tracking trackable objects using a medical tracking device, the tracking device being a camera or an EM transmitter, during a medical workflow comprising a plurality of workflow steps, wherein each trackable object has at least one marker and the method comprises the steps of: -acquirin...

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Hauptverfasser: Manus, Johannes, Vollmer, Fritz, Schmidt, Robert
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Zusammenfassung:A method for tracking trackable objects using a medical tracking device, the tracking device being a camera or an EM transmitter, during a medical workflow comprising a plurality of workflow steps, wherein each trackable object has at least one marker and the method comprises the steps of: -acquiring a set of camera positions, wherein each tracking device position is associated with at least one workflow step; -identifying a workflow; -sequentially and automatically moving the tracking device to the camera positions associated with the workflow steps; and-performing a tracking step only when the tracking device is in a fixed position.