A Real-Time Freehand Ultrasound Calibration System with Automatic Accuracy Feedback and Control

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-93

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic error retrieval; Computer assisted surgery; Double N phantom; Freehand ultrasound imaging; Real time accuracy control; Real time calibration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONTROL THEORY; IMAGE SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

AUTOMATIC ERROR RETRIEVAL; DOUBLE-N PHANTOM; FREEHAND ULTRASOUND IMAGING; REAL-TIME ACCURACY CONTROL; REAL-TIME CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 57249097163     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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