A system for integrating radiolucent tracking sensors in a medical table,
table mat, or surgical drape of a surgical navigation system, allowing
the surgical navigation system to be less obtrusive in a surgery
environment. A plurality of radiolucent magnetoresistance sensors are
integrated into a table, table mat, or surgical draping of a surgical
navigation system for improving surgical navigation workflow and
eliminating image artifacts from intraoperative images. The plurality of
radiolucent magnetoresistance sensors may be located within a table or
adjacent to a table surface.