A system for determining the disposition of a probe within the body of a
patient includes a probe having probe field transducers and a plurality of
reference field transducers. The reference field transducers are
independently movable with respect to one another to desired, customizable
positions close to the body of the patient. Calibration transducers
determine the relative positions of the field transducers with respect to
one another after they are located in their desired positions.
Non-ionizing fields are transmitted and detected between the probe and
reference field transducers. From the detected fields, the relative
disposition of the probe with respect to the reference field transducers
is determined.