A flexible surgical tool localization using a 3D ultrasound calibration system for fetoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO)

Rong Xu, Jun Ohya, Bo Zhang, Yoshinobu Sato, Masakatsu G. Fujie

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Abstract

In fetoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) surgery, the localization of a flexible tool has an important role in easing high demands for surgeons. In this paper, a point-based 3D ultrasound (US) calibration system is proposed for localizing the surgical tool, based on real-time 3D US images, an electromagnetic (EM) tracking device, and a novel cones' phantom. A 3D US probe attached with an EM sensor is used to acquire the 3D US images of the surgical tool; meanwhile, an EM transmitter is fixed at a certain point in the environment as the origin of the world coordinate system. From these 3D US images, the skeleton of the surgical tool is extracted, and 15 labeled points along the surgical tool are then distinguished, whose coordinates in the world coordinate system are calculated by the proposed 3D US calibration system. The results demonstrate that our proposed approach achieves high localization accuracy, i.e. the average TRE of 1.99 ± 0.49 mm and the maximum TRE of 2.61 ± 0.49 mm, which satisfy the requirement of the FETO surgery: less than 3.85 mm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClinical Image-Based Procedures
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Planning to Intervention - International Workshop, CLIP 2012, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2012, Revised Selected Papers
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages17-24
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783642380785
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventInternational Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures: From Planning to Intervention, CLIP 2012 - Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2012 - Nice, France
Duration: 2012 Oct 52012 Oct 5

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7761 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures: From Planning to Intervention, CLIP 2012 - Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2012
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period12/10/512/10/5

Keywords

  • 3D ultrasound calibration
  • Cones' phantom
  • Electromagnetic tracking device
  • Real-time 3D ultrasound
  • Surgical tool localization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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