Three-dimensional registration and fusion of ultrasound and MRI using major vessels as fiducial markers

Author

Porter, Brian C. ; Rubens, Deborah J. ; Strang, John G. ; Smith, Jason ; Totterman, Saara ; Parker, Kevin J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Copmput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY, USA

Volume

20

Issue

4

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

354

Lastpage

359

Abstract

This paper describes fusion of three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data sets, without the assistance of external fiducial markers or external position sensors. Fusion of these two modalities combines real-time 3-D ultrasound scans of soft tissue with the larger anatomical framework from MRI. The complementary information available from multiple imaging modalities warrants the development of robust fusion capabilities. We describe the data acquisition, specialized algorithms, and results for 3-D fused data from phantom studies and in vivo studies of the normal human vasculature and musculoskeletal systems.

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; data acquisition; image registration; medical image processing; muscle; sensor fusion; 3-D fused data; MRI; complementary information; data acquisition; data set fusion; fiducial markers; in vivo studies; larger anatomical framework; magnetic resonance imaging; major vessels; multiple imaging modalities; musculoskeletal systems; normal human vasculature; phantom studies; real-time 3-D ultrasound scans; robust fusion capabilities; soft tissue; specialized algorithms; three-dimensional registration; ultrasound; Biological tissues; Data acquisition; Image sensors; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic sensors; Robustness; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Ultrasonic imaging; Algorithms; Blood Vessels; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Phantoms, Imaging; Ultrasonography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0062

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/42.921484

Filename

921484