A rapid calibration method for registration and 3D tracking of ultrasound images using spatial localizer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5035, Issue , 2003, Pages 521-532

  Boctor, Emad M ^a   Jain, Ameet ^a   Choti, Michael A ^a   Taylor, Russell H ^a   Fichtinger, Gabor ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Calibration; Registration; Tracking

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; SURGERY;

SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0041857843     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479953     Document Type: Conference Paper

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