Title :
Needle detection by image source localization
Author :
Alfonso Rodriguez-Molares;Lasse Løvstakken;Ingvild Kinn Ekroll;Hans Torp
Author_Institution :
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging (ISB), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8905, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
In conventional B-mode images, needles are poorly visualized due to the directivity of specular reflectors. A correct localization of needles is important for a number of ultrasound-guided clinical procedures, such as biopsies, regional anesthesia, and fetal blood transfusion.
Keywords :
"Image reconstruction","Needles","Arrays","Ultrasonic imaging","Geometry","Accuracy","Signal to noise ratio"
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2015 IEEE International
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2015.0183
