Absolute vs. relative error characterization of electromagnetic tracking accuracy

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7625, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Matinfar, Mohammad ^a   Narayanasamy, Ganesh ^a   Guitierrez, Luis ^a   Chan, Raymond ^a   Jain, Ameet ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calibration; Electromagnetic tracking; Interventional guidance; Localization and tracking technologies; Performance characterization

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PHANTOMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRACKING (POSITION); VISUAL COMMUNICATION; VISUALIZATION;

CONSECUTIVE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING; IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY; INTERVENTIONAL; LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 85075530710     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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