Sensitivity analysis for registration of vertebrae in ultrasound and computed tomography images

Jeannette L. Herring; Calvin R. Maurer Jr.; Benoit M. Dawant

doi:10.1117/12.310958

24 June 1998 Sensitivity analysis for registration of vertebrae in ultrasound and computed tomography images

Jeannette L. Herring, Calvin R. Maurer Jr., Benoit M. Dawant

Proceedings Volume 3338, Medical Imaging 1998: Image Processing; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310958
Event: Medical Imaging '98, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

More than 250,000 lumbar spin operations are performed annually in the United States. Because of this large number of projected surgeries, improvements in surgical procedures can have a tremendous practical impact. We are developing a method to quickly and accurately register surface points extracted from ultrasound images of a vertebra to surfaces extracted from computed tomography images. Identification of surface points in ultrasound images is a challenging task, since points must be extracted in real time and sine large portions of the vertebral surface are invisible in the ultrasound image.

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Jeannette L. Herring, Calvin R. Maurer Jr., and Benoit M. Dawant "Sensitivity analysis for registration of vertebrae in ultrasound and computed tomography images", Proc. SPIE 3338, Medical Imaging 1998: Image Processing, (24 June 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310958

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