| CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61B 2034/256 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
(a) obtaining at least one image of an implant located in a patient, wherein the at least one image is a fluoroscopic image,
(b) identifying the implant in the at least one image;
(c) synchronizing a virtual anatomical model and the at least one image, wherein the synchronization includes performing an anatomical alignment between the virtual anatomical model and the fluoroscopic image, and
(d) comparing a position of the implant in the patient to a position of a virtual implant of the virtual anatomical model based on the synchronized virtual anatomical model and the at least one image; and
(e) repeating steps (a)-(d) to determine that the implant is positioned at an acceptable location in the patient based on the comparison, wherein the acceptable location is a maximum acceptable distance from a target location for the implant.
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