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A new approach to ultrasound guided radio-frequency needle placement

  • Claudio Alcérreca
  • , Jakob Vogel
  • , Marco Feuerstein
  • , Nassir Navab
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

The transformation from an ultrasound (US) image plane to the coordinate system of a position sensor attached to the US transducer can be computed with US calibration algorithms. This knowledge can be used in many applications, including freehand 3D US and US guided surgical navigation. We present a software system assisting the surgeon to position a radio-frequency (RF) tumor ablation needle using augmented ultrasound, thus simplifying the treatment by (1) dividing it into two simple consecutive tasks, lesion finding and needle placement, and (2) relating the needle to the US plane at any time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBildverarbeitung fur die Medizin 2007
Subtitle of host publicationAlgorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen, BVM 2007 - Proceedings des Workshops
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages26-30
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)3540710906, 9783540710905
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventWorkshops Bildverarbeitung fur die Medizin: Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen, BVM 2007 - Workshop on Image Processing for Medicine: Algorithms - Systems - Applications, BVM 2007 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 25 Mar 200727 Mar 2007

Publication series

NameInformatik aktuell
ISSN (Print)1431-472X

Conference

ConferenceWorkshops Bildverarbeitung fur die Medizin: Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen, BVM 2007 - Workshop on Image Processing for Medicine: Algorithms - Systems - Applications, BVM 2007
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period25/03/0727/03/07

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