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We present an instrument tracking and visualization system for intra-cardiac ultrasound catheter guided procedures, enabled through the robotic control of ultrasound catheters. Our system allows for rapid acquisition of 2D ultrasound images and accurate reconstruction and visualization of a 3D volume. The reconstructed volume addresses the limited field of view, an inherent problem of ultrasound imaging, and serves as a navigation map for procedure guidance. Our robotic system can track a moving instrument by continuously adjusting the imaging plane and visualizing the instrument tip. The overall instrument tracking accuracy is 2.2mm RMS in position and 0.8° in angle.
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Brattain, L.J., Loschak, P.M., Tschabrunn, C.M., Anter, E., Howe, R.D. (2014). Instrument Tracking and Visualization for Ultrasound Catheter Guided Procedures. In: Linte, C.A., Yaniv, Z., Fallavollita, P., Abolmaesumi, P., Holmes, D.R. (eds) Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions. AE-CAI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8678. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10437-9_5
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