Validation of percutaneous puncture trajectory during renal access using 4D ultrasound reconstruction

Pedro L. Rodrigues; Nuno F. Rodrigues; Jaime C. Fonseca; João L. Vilaça

doi:10.1117/12.2082528

18 March 2015 Validation of percutaneous puncture trajectory during renal access using 4D ultrasound reconstruction

Pedro L. Rodrigues, Nuno F. Rodrigues, Jaime C. Fonseca, João L. Vilaça

Proceedings Volume 9415, Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 94152D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082528
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2015, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

An accurate percutaneous puncture is essential for disintegration and removal of renal stones. Although this procedure has proven to be safe, some organs surrounding the renal target might be accidentally perforated. This work describes a new intraoperative framework where tracked surgical tools are superimposed within 4D ultrasound imaging for security assessment of the percutaneous puncture trajectory (PPT). A PPT is first generated from the skin puncture site towards an anatomical target, using the information retrieved by electromagnetic motion tracking sensors coupled to surgical tools. Then, 2D ultrasound images acquired with a tracked probe are used to reconstruct a 4D ultrasound around the PPT under GPU processing. Volume hole-filling was performed in different processing time intervals by a tri-linear interpolation method. At spaced time intervals, the volume of the anatomical structures was segmented to ascertain if any vital structure is in between PPT and might compromise the surgical success. To enhance the volume visualization of the reconstructed structures, different render transfer functions were used. Results: Real-time US volume reconstruction and rendering with more than 25 frames/s was only possible when rendering only three orthogonal slice views. When using the whole reconstructed volume one achieved 8-15 frames/s. 3 frames/s were reached when one introduce the segmentation and detection if some structure intersected the PPT. The proposed framework creates a virtual and intuitive platform that can be used to identify and validate a PPT to safely and accurately perform the puncture in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

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Pedro L. Rodrigues, Nuno F. Rodrigues, Jaime C. Fonseca, and João L. Vilaça "Validation of percutaneous puncture trajectory during renal access using 4D ultrasound reconstruction", Proc. SPIE 9415, Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 94152D (18 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082528

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