A new optimization approach for the calibration of an ultrasound probe using a 3D optical localizer

Author

Dardenne, G. ; Cano, J.D.G. ; Hamitouche, C. ; Stindel, E. ; Roux, C.

Author_Institution

INSERM U650, Brest

fYear

2007

fDate

22-26 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

3048

Lastpage

3051

Abstract

This paper describes a fast procedure for the calibration of an ultrasound (US) probe using a 3D optical localizer. This calibration step allows us to obtain the 3D position of any point located on the 2D ultrasonic (US) image. To carry out correctly this procedure , a phantom of known geometric properties is probed and these geometries are found in the US images. A segmentation step is applied in order to obtain automatically the needed information in the US images and then, an optimization approach is performed to find the optimal calibration parameters. A new optimization method to estimate the calibration parameters for an ultrasound (US) probe is developed.

Keywords

biomedical ultrasonics; calibration; genetic algorithms; phantoms; ultrasonic imaging; 2D ultrasonic image; 3D optical localizer; calibration; geometric properties; phantom; ultrasound probe; Calibration; Geometrical optics; Image processing; Imaging phantoms; Navigation; Optimization methods; Orthopedic surgery; Parameter estimation; Probes; Ultrasonic imaging; Calibration; Convergence of numerical methods; Genetic algorithms; Image processing; Ultrasound imaging; Algorithms; Calibration; Equipment Failure Analysis; France; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Optics and Photonics; Phantoms, Imaging; Quality Control; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Transducers; Ultrasonography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Lyon

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0787-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352971

Filename

4352971