A novel technique for analysis of accuracy of magnetic tracking systems used in image guided surgery

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7625, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kwartowitz, David M ^a   Rettmann, Maryam E ^a   Holmes, David R ^a   Robb, Richard A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHANTOMS; TRACKING (POSITION); TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); VISUALIZATION;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY; IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEMS; METHOD OF ANALYSIS; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPLICATIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 79955874135     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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