The present invention provides a method for positioning an electromagnetic
tracking sensor. The method includes attaching a sensor to an anatomy,
obtaining an image of the anatomy, indicating a size of each of a
plurality of volumes on the image, where the volumes include a smaller
and larger volume, and making a determination of whether a region of
interest is encompassed by one or more of the volumes. The present
invention also provides a system for positioning an electromagnetic
tracking sensor. The system includes a sensor attached to a patient
anatomy, an imaging modality obtaining an image of the anatomy, an image
processor indicating a size of each of a plurality of volumes on the
image, where the plurality of volumes includes a smaller and larger
volume, and an operator making a determination of whether a region of
interest is encompassed by one or more of the volumes.