A real-time ultrasound calibration system with automatic accuracy control and incorporation of ultrasound section thickness

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6918, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Chen, Thomas Kuiran ^a   Thurston, Adrian D ^a   Moghari, Mehdi H ^a   Ellis, Randy E ^a,b   Abolmaesumi, Purang ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy control; Beam width; Computer assisted surgery; Real time calibration; Section thickness; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

ACCURACY CONTROL; AUTOMATED CALIBRATION; BEAM PROFILING; CALIBRATION ACCURACY; CALIBRATION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FREEHAND ULTRASOUND; HUMAN INTERACTIONS; IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES; REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE; SECTION THICKNESS; TRUTH DATA; ULTRASOUND CALIBRATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 44949255458     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.770393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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