Accuracy of automated patient positioning in CT using a 3D camera for body contour detection.

Johan W BooijRicardo P J BuddeMarcel L DijkshoornMarcel van Straten

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• A 3D camera for body contour detection allows for accurate patient positioning. • A 3D camera outperformed radiographers in patient positioning in CT. • Deviation from ideal table height was more extreme for patients positioned by radiographers for all body parts.

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