Influence of imaging source and panel position uncertainties on the accuracy of 2D3D image registration of cranial images

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5547-5556

  Warmerdam, Guy ^a,b   Steininger, Philipp ^c   Neuner, Markus ^c   Sharp, Gregory ^b,d   Winey, Brian ^b,d  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

2D 3D registration; image calibration

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CALIBRATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GEOMETRY; IMAGE REGISTRATION; X RAYS;

2D-3D IMAGE REGISTRATIONS; 2D/3D REGISTRATION; GEOMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; IMAGE CALIBRATION; POSITION UNCERTAINTIES; ROTATIONAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM; SIMPLIFIED CALIBRATIONS; SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

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EID: 84866059928     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4742866     Document Type: Article

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