3-D rigid point set registration for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS): A review from the algorithmic perspective

Z Min, A Zhang, Z Zhang, J Wang… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
is an important problem in computer-assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS). As one typical
example, the pre-operative space where the patient-specific surgical plan is usually made …

Joint rigid registration of multiple generalized point sets with hybrid mixture models

Z Min, J Wang, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aligning different views or representations of anatomy is an essential task in both medical
imaging computing (MIC) and computer-assisted interventions'(CAIs') communities …

Robust generalized point cloud registration with orientational data based on expectation maximization

Z Min, J Wang, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a robust generalized point cloud (PC) registration method that utilizes
not only the positional but also the orientation information associated with each point. The …

Statistical model of total target registration error in image-guided surgery

Z Min, H Ren, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a paired-point rigid registration, target registration error (TRE) is deemed to be the most
important quality metric. TRE usually cannot be directly measured, and thus many TRE …

Anisotropic 6D Rigid Point Set Registration

Z Min, A Zhang, D Zhu, J Pan, Z Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Registration of two-point sets (PSs) is an essential problem in research areas of robotics,
computer vision, measurements, and computer-assisted interventions (CAIs). Registration …

Robust generalized point cloud registration with expectation maximization considering anisotropic positional uncertainties

Z Min, J Wang, S Song… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Alignment of two point clouds is an essential problem in medical robotics and computer-
assisted surgery. In this paper, we first formally formulate the generalized point cloud …

Feature-guided nonrigid 3-d point set registration framework for image-guided liver surgery: From isotropic positional noise to anisotropic positional noise

Z Min, D Zhu, H Ren, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Registration is an essential problem in image-guided surgery (IGS) since it brings different
involved coordinate frames together. Nonrigid or deformable registration still faces many …

General first-order target registration error model considering a coordinate reference frame in an image-guided surgical system

Z Min, MQH Meng - Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2020 - Springer
Point-based rigid registration (PBRR) techniques are widely used in many aspects of image-
guided surgery (IGS). Accurately estimating target registration error (TRE) statistics is of …

Robust and accurate nonrigid point set registration algorithm to accommodate anisotropic positional localization error based on coherent point drift

Z Min, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on Automation Science …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonrigid point set (PS) registration is an outstanding and fundamental problem in the fields
of robotics, computer vision, medical image analysis, and image-guided surgery (IGS). The …

Estimation of surgical tool‐tip tracking error distribution in coordinate reference frame involving pivot calibration uncertainty

Z Min, H Ren, MQH Meng - Healthcare technology letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate understanding of surgical tool‐tip tracking error is important for decision making in
image‐guided surgery. In this Letter, the authors present a novel method to estimate/model …