Automatic needle segmentation in 3D ultrasound images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4681, Issue , 2002, Pages 65-76

  Ding, Mingyue ^a   Cardinal, H Neale ^a   Guan, Weiguang ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Needle detection; Phantom; Ray casting; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PROJECTION SYSTEMS;

PROJECTION IMAGES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0036059439     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.466907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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