A visual probe localization and calibration system for cost-effective computer-aided 3D ultrasound

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1141-1147

  Ali, Aziah ^a   Logeswaran, Rajasvaran ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound system; 3D visual tracking; Camera calibration; Ultrasound probe calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

DIGITAL CAMERA; PROBE LOCALIZATION; VISUAL TRACKING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CALIBRATION; CAMERA; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; SOFTWARE DESIGN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34250861467     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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