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A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005 Feb; 31(2):143-65.UM

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (US) is an emerging new technology with numerous clinical applications. Ultrasound probe calibration is an obligatory step to build 3-D volumes from 2-D images acquired in a freehand US system. The role of calibration is to find the mathematical transformation that converts the 2-D coordinates of pixels in the US image into 3-D coordinates in the frame of reference of a position sensor attached to the US probe. This article is a comprehensive review of what has been published in the field of US probe calibration for 3-D US. The article covers the topics of tracking technologies, US image acquisition, phantom design, speed of sound issues, feature extraction, least-squares minimization, temporal calibration, calibration evaluation techniques and phantom comparisons. The calibration phantoms and methods have also been classified in tables to give a better overview of the existing methods.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Mercier L
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QUE, Canada. laurence@bic.mni.mcgill.ca
Langø T
No affiliation info available
Lindseth F
No affiliation info available
Collins LD
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AlgorithmsCalibrationHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalOptics and PhotonicsPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsTimeUltrasonicsUltrasonography

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15708453

Citation

Mercier, Laurence, et al. "A Review of Calibration Techniques for Freehand 3-D Ultrasound Systems." Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, vol. 31, no. 2, 2005, pp. 143-65.
Mercier L, Langø T, Lindseth F, et al. A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005;31(2):143-65.
Mercier, L., Langø, T., Lindseth, F., & Collins, L. D. (2005). A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 31(2), 143-65.
Mercier L, et al. A Review of Calibration Techniques for Freehand 3-D Ultrasound Systems. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005;31(2):143-65. PubMed PMID: 15708453.
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TY - JOUR T1 - A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems. AU - Mercier,Laurence, AU - Langø,Thomas, AU - Lindseth,Frank, AU - Collins,Louis D, PY - 2004/06/08/received PY - 2004/11/05/revised PY - 2004/11/11/accepted PY - 2005/2/15/pubmed PY - 2005/6/29/medline PY - 2005/2/15/entrez SP - 143 EP - 65 JF - Ultrasound in medicine & biology JO - Ultrasound Med Biol VL - 31 IS - 2 N2 - Three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (US) is an emerging new technology with numerous clinical applications. Ultrasound probe calibration is an obligatory step to build 3-D volumes from 2-D images acquired in a freehand US system. The role of calibration is to find the mathematical transformation that converts the 2-D coordinates of pixels in the US image into 3-D coordinates in the frame of reference of a position sensor attached to the US probe. This article is a comprehensive review of what has been published in the field of US probe calibration for 3-D US. The article covers the topics of tracking technologies, US image acquisition, phantom design, speed of sound issues, feature extraction, least-squares minimization, temporal calibration, calibration evaluation techniques and phantom comparisons. The calibration phantoms and methods have also been classified in tables to give a better overview of the existing methods. SN - 0301-5629 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15708453/A_review_of_calibration_techniques_for_freehand_3_D_ultrasound_systems_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -