Intra-operative 3D ultrasound augmentation

S.R. Aylward1, J. Jomier1, J.-P. Guyon1, S. Weeks1
1COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSlS AND DISPLAY LAB, Department of Radiology, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, USA

Tóm tắt

We introduce an automated and accurate system for registering pre-operative 3D MR and CT images with intraoperative 3D ultrasound images based on the vessels visible in both. The clinical goal is to guide the radio-frequency ablation (RFA) of liver lesions using percutaneous ultrasound even when the lesions are not directly visible using ultrasound. The lesions locations and desired RFA sites are indicated on pre-operative images, and those markings are made to appear within the intra-operative 3D ultrasound images. We present our current implementation, provide analyses of its components, and demonstrate its performance.

Từ khóa

#Ultrasonic imaging #Lesions #Computed tomography #Needles #Liver #Computer displays #Radio frequency #Libraries #Biomedical imaging #Three dimensional displays

Tài liệu tham khảo

10.1109/42.921484 king, 2001, Tracking Liver Motion Using 2D Ultrasound and a Surface Based Statistical Shape Model, MMBIA 10.1109/42.993126 aylward, 2001, Analysis of the parameter space of a metric for registering 3d vascular images, MICCAI