Ultrasound in image fusion: a framework and applications

Author

Trobaugh, Jason W. ; Kessma, Paul ; Dietz, Dennis ; Bucholz, Richard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Oct 1997

Firstpage

1393

Abstract

The framework for image fusion used here was based on methods for computer-assisted surgery expanded to include ultrasound imaging and techniques for displaying fused images. In neurosurgery, ultrasound images fused with MR or CT data sets have provided (1) real-time imaging with the interpretive simplicity of MR or CT and (2) the means for assessing intra-operative changes in the anatomy. In the spine, ultrasound images have been used to achieve percutaneous registration of the spine with a CT data set, an enabling procedure for radiosurgery and minimally-invasive spinal surgery

Keywords

biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; computerised tomography; image registration; medical image processing; surgery; CT data sets; MR data sets; computer-assisted surgery; fused images display techniques; image fusion; intraoperative anatomical changes assessment; medical diagnostic imaging; minimally-invasive spinal surgery; percutaneous registration; radiosurgery; ultrasound imaging; Anatomy; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Computer displays; Image fusion; Neurosurgery; Spine; Surgery; Surgical instruments; Ultrasonic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

ISSN

1051-0117

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4153-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1997.661837

Filename

661837