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Advancing Sensorless Freehand 3D Ultrasound Reconstruction with a Novel Coupling Pad

  • Ling Dai
  • , Kaitao Zhao
  • , Zhongyu Li
  • , Jihua Zhu
  • , Libin Liang
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Shaanxi Second People’s Hospital

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Abstract

Sensorless freehand 3D ultrasound (US) reconstruction poses a significant challenge, yet it holds considerable importance in improving the accessibility of 3D US applications in clinics. Current mainstream solutions, relying on inertial measurement units or deep learning, encounter issues like cumulative drift. To overcome these limitations, we present a novel sensorless 3D US solution with two key contributions. Firstly, we develop a novel coupling pad for 3D US, which can be seamlessly integrated into the conventional 2D US scanning process. This pad, featuring 3 N-shaped lines, provides 3D spatial information without relying on external tracking devices. Secondly, we introduce a coarse-to-fine optimization method for calculating poses of sequential 2D US images. The optimization begins with a rough estimation of poses and undergoes refinement using a distance-topology discrepancy reduction strategy. The proposed method is validated by both simulation and practical phantom studies, demonstrating its superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods and good accuracy in 3D US reconstruction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2024 - 27th International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsMarius George Linguraru, Qi Dou, Aasa Feragen, Stamatia Giannarou, Ben Glocker, Karim Lekadir, Julia A. Schnabel
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages559-569
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783031720826
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event27th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2024 - Marrakesh, Morocco
Duration: 6 Oct 202410 Oct 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume15004 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference27th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2024
Country/TerritoryMorocco
CityMarrakesh
Period6/10/2410/10/24

Keywords

  • Coupling pad
  • Freehand 3D ultrasound
  • Optimization
  • Sensorless

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