Calibration for the urturip Technique Using an Energy Minimization Method

  • Bruno Migeon
  • Philippe Deforge
  • Pierre Marché
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Part of the Acoustical Imaging book series (ACIM, volume 23)

Abstract

As a part of our project concerned with the development of an ultrasound scanner dedicated to limb study, the URTURIP Technique (Ultrasound Reflection-mode Tomography Using Radial Image Processing) has recently been developed1. It consists in using classical B-scan images instead of projections2−5 and gives qualitative images instead of quantitative images. The final goal of this project is the 2D and 3D reconstruction of anatomical structures at limb level by using echographic image processing. The developed process consists of several successive steps like: multiple reflection removing6, 2D reconstruction1, segmentation7, contour association, contour interpolation8, 3D reconstruction and visualization9. It has been validated by in vitro experiments on anatomical pieces of limbs of new-borns using a simple acquisition system prototype9.

Keywords

Radial Image Rotation Center Acoustical Image Probe Support Investigation Plane 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Bruno Migeon
    • 1
  • Philippe Deforge
    • 1
  • Pierre Marché
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratoire Vision et RobotiqueBourges CedexFrance

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