Accurate calibration method for 3D freehand ultrasound probe using virtual plane

Lorenzo, Danilo De; Vaccarella, Alberto; Khreis, Ghassan; Moennich, Holger; Ferrigno, Giancarlo; Momi, Elena De

doi:10.1118/1.3663674

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“…Volumetric US imaging can be achieved using 3D probes [133] and spatial localizing the probe with external measuring devices and properly calibrated [134]. Alternatively, US volumetric probes can be rigidly attached to robot end-effectors and provide intra-operative guidance of surgical interventions [135].…”

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A Review on Advances in Intra-operative Imaging for Surgery and Therapy: Imagining the Operating Room of the Future

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With the advent of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), intra-operative imaging has become crucial for surgery and therapy guidance, allowing to partially compensate for the lack of information typical of MIS. This paper reviews the advancements in both classical (i.e. ultrasounds, X-ray, optical coherence tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) and more recent (i.e. multispectral, photoacoustic and Raman imaging) intra-operative imaging modalities. Methods Each imaging modality was analyzed, focusing on benefits and disadvantages in terms of compatibility with the operating room, costs, acquisition time and image characteristics. Tables are included to summarize this information. New generation of hybrid surgical room and algorithms for real time/in room image processing were also investigated. Results Each imaging modality has its own (site-and procedure-specific) peculiarities in terms of spatial and temporal resolution, field of view and contrasted tissues. Besides the benefits that each technique offers for guidance, considerations about operators and patient risk, costs, and extra time required for surgical procedures have to be considered. The current trend is to equip surgical rooms with multimodal imaging systems, so as to integrate multiple information for real-time data extraction and computer-assisted processing. Conclusions The future of surgery is to enhance surgeons eye to minimize

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“…23 A freehand transducer with an optical positioner system generally consists of passive or active targets fixed on the transducer, and at least two cameras are used to track targets. 33,34 The cameras receive the infrared light reflected from the passive markers or emitted by the active markers to calculate the position and orientation information. The space between the cameras and the transducer should be free of obstacles.…”

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Volumetric B-mode ultrasound and Doppler Imaging: Automatic Tracking With One Single Camera

Ma,

Shen,

Yuan

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Vascular diseases may occur in the upper extremities, and the lesions can span the entire length of the blood vessel. One of the most popular methods to identify vascular disorders is ultrasound Doppler imaging. However, traditional two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound Doppler imaging cannot capture the entire length of a long vessel in one image. Medical professionals often have to painstakingly reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) data using 2D ultrasound images to locate the lesions, especially for large blood vessels. 3D ultrasound Doppler imaging can display the morphological structure of blood vessels and the distribution of lesions more directly, providing a more comprehensive view compared to 2D imaging. In this work, we propose a wide-range 3D volumetric ultrasound Doppler imaging system with dual modality, in which a high-definition camera is adopted to automatically track the movement of the ultrasound transducer, simultaneously capturing a corresponding sequence of 2D ultrasound Doppler images. We conducted experiments on human arms using our proposed system and separately with X-ray computerized tomography (X-CT). The comparison results prove the potential value of our proposed system in the diagnosis of arm vascular diseases.

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“…The principle is to image the phantom, identify its features on the ultrasound images, and optimize the unknown transformation parameters that minimize the residual error between the sets of features identified in the images and on the phantom. Although several categories of calibration phantoms have been proposed (e.g., Z-fiducial [ 9 , 10 ] and plane [ 11 , 12 ] phantoms), point-based phantoms are still one of the most widely used [ 13 – 15 ], mainly because they are easy to build, accurate, and precise. However, probe calibration using point-based phantoms can be tedious and time-consuming.…”

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Actuator-Assisted Calibration of Freehand 3D Ultrasound System

Koo

Silvia

2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Freehand three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound has been used independently of other technologies to analyze complex geometries or registered with other imaging modalities to aid surgical and radiotherapy planning. A fundamental requirement for all freehand 3D ultrasound systems is probe calibration. The purpose of this study was to develop an actuator-assisted approach to facilitate freehand 3D ultrasound calibration using point-based phantoms. We modified the mathematical formulation of the calibration problem to eliminate the need of imaging the point targets at different viewing angles and developed an actuator-assisted approach/setup to facilitate quick and consistent collection of point targets spanning the entire image field of view. The actuator-assisted approach was applied to a commonly used cross wire phantom as well as two custom-made point-based phantoms (original and modified), each containing 7 collinear point targets, and compared the results with the traditional freehand cross wire phantom calibration in terms of calibration reproducibility, point reconstruction precision, point reconstruction accuracy, distance reconstruction accuracy, and data acquisition time. Results demonstrated that the actuator-assisted single cross wire phantom calibration significantly improved the calibration reproducibility and offered similar point reconstruction precision, point reconstruction accuracy, distance reconstruction accuracy, and data acquisition time with respect to the freehand cross wire phantom calibration. On the other hand, the actuator-assisted modified “collinear point target” phantom calibration offered similar precision and accuracy when compared to the freehand cross wire phantom calibration, but it reduced the data acquisition time by 57%. It appears that both actuator-assisted cross wire phantom and modified collinear point target phantom calibration approaches are viable options for freehand 3D ultrasound calibration.

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Accurate calibration method for 3D freehand ultrasound probe using virtual plane

Cited by 11 publications

References 50 publications

A Review on Advances in Intra-operative Imaging for Surgery and Therapy: Imagining the Operating Room of the Future

A Review on Advances in Intra-operative Imaging for Surgery and Therapy: Imagining the Operating Room of the Future

Volumetric B-mode ultrasound and Doppler Imaging: Automatic Tracking With One Single Camera

Actuator-Assisted Calibration of Freehand 3D Ultrasound System

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