Calibration and evaluation of a magnetically tracked ICE probe for guidance of left atrial ablation therapy

Cristian A. Linte; Maryam E. Rettmann; Ben Dilger; Mia S. Gunawan; Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam; David R. Holmes III; Douglas L. Packer; Richard A. Robb

doi:10.1117/12.912869

17 February 2012 Calibration and evaluation of a magnetically tracked ICE probe for guidance of left atrial ablation therapy

Cristian A. Linte, Maryam E. Rettmann, Ben Dilger, Mia S. Gunawan, Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam, David R. Holmes III, Douglas L. Packer, Richard A. Robb

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Proceedings Volume 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 83162P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912869
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The novel prototype system for advanced visualization for image-guided left atrial ablation therapy developed in our laboratory permits ready integration of multiple imaging modalities, surgical instrument tracking, interventional devices and electro-physiologic data. This technology allows subject-specific procedure planning and guidance using 3D dynamic, patient-specific models of the patient's heart, augmented with real-time intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). In order for the 2D ICE images to provide intuitive visualization for accurate catheter to surgical target navigation, the transducer must be tracked, so that the acquired images can be appropriately presented with respect to the patient-specific anatomy. Here we present the implementation of a previously developed ultrasound calibration technique for a magnetically tracked ICE transducer, along with a series of evaluation methods to ensure accurate imaging and faithful representation of the imaged structures. Using an engineering-designed phantom, target localization accuracy is assessed by comparing known target locations with their transformed locations inferred from the tracked US images. In addition, the 3D volume reconstruction accuracy is also estimated by comparing a truth volume to that reconstructed from sequential 2D US images. Clinically emulating validation studies are conducted using a patient-specific left atrial phantom. Target localization error of clinically-relevant surgical targets represented by nylon fiducials implanted within the endocardial wall of the phantom was assessed. Our studies have demonstrated 2.4 ± 0.8 mm target localization error in the engineering-designed evaluation phantoms, 94.8 ± 4.6 % volume reconstruction accuracy, and 3.1 ± 1.2 mm target localization error in the left atrial-mimicking phantom. These results are consistent with those disseminated in the literature and also with the accuracy constraints imposed by the employed technology and the clinical application.

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Cristian A. Linte, Maryam E. Rettmann, Ben Dilger, Mia S. Gunawan, Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam, David R. Holmes III, Douglas L. Packer, and Richard A. Robb "Calibration and evaluation of a magnetically tracked ICE probe for guidance of left atrial ablation therapy", Proc. SPIE 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 83162P (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912869

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