Freehand 3D Ultrasound Reconstruction Algorithms-A Review

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 991-1009

  Solberg, Ole Vegard ^a,b,c   Lindseth, Frank ^a,b   Torp, Hans ^c   Blake, Richard E ^d   Nagelhus Hernes, Toril A ^a,b,c  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b National Center for 3D Ultrasound in Surgery   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D imaging; 3D ultrasound; Freehand acquisition; Positioning; Reconstruction methods; Ultrasound compounding

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SENSOR DATA FUSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

3D ULTRASOUND; FREEHAND ACQUISITION; RECONSTRUCTION METHODS; ULTRASOUND COMPOUNDING;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ALGORITHM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SENSOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROCOMPUTERS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34347269185     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.02.015     Document Type: Review

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