Effects of uncertainty in camera geometry on three-dimensional catheter reconstruction from biplane fluoroscopic images

Anthony Dietz; David B. Kynor; Eric Friets; John Triedman; Peter Hammer

doi:10.1117/12.467163

9 May 2002 Effects of uncertainty in camera geometry on three-dimensional catheter reconstruction from biplane fluoroscopic images

Anthony Dietz, David B. Kynor, Eric Friets, John Triedman, Peter Hammer

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Proceedings Volume 4684, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467163
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Clinical procedures that rely on biplane x-ray images for three-dimensional (3-D) information may be enhanced by three-dimensional reconstructions. However, the accuracy of reconstructed images is dependent on the uncertainty associated with the parameters that define the geometry of the camera system. In this paper, we use a numerical simulation to examine the effect of these uncertainties and to determine the limits required for adequate three-dimensional reconstruction. We then test our conclusions with images of a calibration phantom recorded using a clinical system. A set of reconstruction routines, developed for a cardiac mapping system, were used in this evaluation. The routines include procedures for correcting image distortion and for automatically locating catheter electrodes. Test images were created using a numerical simulation of a biplane x-ray projection system. The reconstruction routines were then applied using accurate and perturbed camera geometries and error maps were produced. Our results indicate that useful catheter reconstructions are possible with reasonable bounds on the uncertainty of camera geometry provided the locations of the camera isocenters are accurate. The results of this study provide a guide for the specification of camera geometry display systems and for researchers evaluating possible methodologies for determining camera geometry.

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Anthony Dietz, David B. Kynor, Eric Friets, John Triedman, and Peter Hammer "Effects of uncertainty in camera geometry on three-dimensional catheter reconstruction from biplane fluoroscopic images", Proc. SPIE 4684, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing, (9 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467163

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