• DocumentCode
    3692277
  • Title

    Needle detection by image source localization

  • Author

    Alfonso Rodriguez-Molares;Lasse Løvstakken;Ingvild Kinn Ekroll;Hans Torp

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging (ISB), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8905, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In conventional B-mode images, needles are poorly visualized due to the directivity of specular reflectors. A correct localization of needles is important for a number of ultrasound-guided clinical procedures, such as biopsies, regional anesthesia, and fetal blood transfusion.
  • Keywords
    "Image reconstruction","Needles","Arrays","Ultrasonic imaging","Geometry","Accuracy","Signal to noise ratio"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2015 IEEE International
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.2015.0183
  • Filename
    7329267
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3692277