Robot-to-image Registration with Geometric Marker for CT-guided Robotic Needle Insertion

Iori Ikeda*, Kai Sekine, Ryosuke Tsumura, Hiroyasu Iwata

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Abstract

A computed tomography (CT)-guided robotic needle requires registration to transfer coordinates between the robot and CT image for accurate insertion. In our previous work, we proposed a geometric marker that allows direct registration between a CT image and robot and demonstrated its proof of concept. In this paper, we present a registration algorithm for calculating the six-degrees-of-freedom error of one CT scan, and we demonstrated the registration with our needle insertion robot. We obtained its geometric shape from differences between multiple images, which we converted into the coordinate axes of the marker, to calculate the posture of the marker. Since the algorithm uses changes in the cross-sectional shapes of images, it can be adapted for markers of different sizes. In the evaluation, the registration error for insertion by the CT-guided robotic needle with the proposed algorithm was calculated to be 1.8 mm and 0.35°. The accuracy of the proposed algorithm is sufficient for lower abdominal insertion and shows its potential for clinical applications. When the markers are half the size of the original, the rotational error is the same as the original, but the positional error is about half. This suggested the possibility of miniaturizing the marker.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages8643-8648
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728190778
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2021 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 2021 May 302021 Jun 5

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Volume2021-May
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period21/5/3021/6/5

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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