Image Processing and Modeling for Active Needle Steering in Liver Surgery

Author

Li, Bing Nan ; Nguyen, Phu Binh ; Ong, S.H. ; Qin, Jing ; Yang, Liang Jing ; Chui, C.K.

Author_Institution

Grad. Programme in Bioeng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2009

fDate

1-2 Feb. 2009

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

310

Abstract

Image-guided intervention and needle steering for radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the liver is reviewed in this paper. In particular, the concept of active needle is proposed for RFA treatment. Methods and techniques of image processing and modeling are presented for a stereo liver model. The liver model and constituent components extracted from computerized tomography (CT) images can be used to plan the navigation paths of the RFA needle. The system also provides an option for active needles, which are more amenable to those refractory cases of RFA treatment.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; computerised tomography; liver; medical image processing; needles; radiofrequency heating; stereo image processing; surgery; RFA needle navigation path; active needle steering; computerized tomography; image modeling; image processing; radiofrequency ablation treatment; stereo liver surgery; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Image processing; Liver neoplasms; Medical treatment; Needles; Radio frequency; Robotics and automation; Surgery; Visualization; active needle steering; medical image processing; radiofrequency ablation; volume rendering and visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 2009. CAR '09. International Asia Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangkok

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3331-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAR.2009.65

Filename

4777247