METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING REGIONS OF INTEREST IN OPTICAL IMAGING

Application 919/KOLNP/2005 published 2006-06-23, filed 2005-05-18
There is provided a method and system for positioning a mammal for optical imaging in which a digital image of the mammal is obtained using a camera and a region of interest is selected using the digital image. The selected region is registered with an optical imaging system and the mammal is positioned in the imaging system to image the selected region of interest. (FIG). 1

Applicant

ART ADVANCED RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
2300 ALFRED-NOBEL BLVD., SAINT-LAURENT QUEBEC H4S 2S4, CANADA.

Inventor

LONG, WILLIAM, F BERUBE-LAUZIERE, YVES MCINTOSH, LAURA

International Info

Classification: A61B 5/00
Publication Number: WO 04/043246
Application Date: 2003-11-10

Priority Information

PCT/IB02/04697 PCT USA 2002-11-11
60/505,339 PCT USA 2002-12-12
10/624,902 PCT USA 2003-07-23