5-DoF trajectory reconstruction for handheld ultrasound with local sensors

Philipp J. Stolka, Joyce Choi, Joseph Wang, Michael Choti, Emad M. Boctor

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Handheld 2D ultrasound is very useful for intra-operative imaging, but requires some reconstruction effort in order to create 3D US volumes, unless one is using large and expensive 3D US probes. Common probe tracking approaches involve either global tracking mechanisms (suffering from jitter and complexity) or local tracking algorithms (e.g. image-based, suffering from drift). We propose to use a combination of local sensors to reconstruct the probe trajectory with multiple degrees of freedom. These sensors can be very low-cost - e.g. optical mice and a Wii Remote - yet enable simple 3D US acquisition with no global tracking overhead. The resulting trajectories can be used as input for 3D US algorithms or constrain image-based approaches.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium and Short Courses, IUS 2009
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1864-1867
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424443895
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2009 - Rome, Italy
Duration: Sep 20 2009Sep 23 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium
ISSN (Print)1051-0117

Other

Other2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2009
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period9/20/099/23/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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