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Tracking micro tool in a dynamic 3D ultrasound situation using Kalman filter and RANSAC algorithm

  • Y. Zhao*
  • , H. Liebgott
  • , C. Cachard
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Université de Lyon

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Abstract

Ultrasound guidance is used for many surgical applications such as biopsy and electrode insertion. This paper presents an improved method for tracking such micro tools inserted in human tissues. The RANSAC algorithm [1] has been implemented to detect the exact position of the needle in a stationary situation. In this paper, the Kalman filter is added to estimate the position of the needle in a dynamical situation. In the simulation, the RANSAC algorithm is used to get the position of the tip of the needle, and a speckle tracking method is implemented to estimate the inserting speed of the needle. The Kalman filter uses the results given by the two methods above as the measurement to make the estimation of the position of the needle tip. The simulated results show that both, in stationary and dynamic situations, the proposed method gives a more stable results than the RANSAC only algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1076-1079
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781457718588
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 2 May 20125 May 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
ISSN (Print)1945-7928
ISSN (Electronic)1945-8452

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period2/05/125/05/12

Keywords

  • 3D
  • Kalman filter
  • RANSAC
  • guidance
  • simulation
  • tracking
  • ultrasound

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