A review of calibration techniques for freehand 3-D ultrasound systems

L Mercier, T Langø, F Lindseth, LD Collins - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

Freehand 3D ultrasound reconstruction algorithms—a review

OV Solberg, F Lindseth, H Torp, RE Blake… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2007 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) is increasingly being introduced in the clinic, both
for diagnostics and image guidance. Although dedicated 3D US probes exist, 3D US can …

Image-guided interventional robotics: Lost in translation?

G Fichtinger, J Troccaz, T Haidegger - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interventional robotic systems have been deployed with all existing imaging modalities in an
expansive portfolio of therapies and surgeries. Over the years, literature reviews have …

Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames

RD Bucholz, KT Foley, KR Smith, D Bass… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates
an image representing the position one or more body elements during the procedure using …

Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation systems

DA Simon, KT Foley, TA Carls, AJ Melkent - US Patent 6,920,347, 2005 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for use within an image-guided surgical navigation
system for the storage and measurement of trajectories for surgical instruments. An icon …

Surgical navigation systems including reference and localization frames

RD Bucholz, KT Foley, KR Smith, D Bass… - US Patent …, 2002 - Google Patents
A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates
an image representing the position of one or more body elements during the procedure …

Trajectory storage apparatus and method for surgical navigation system

DA Simon, KT Foley, TA Carls, AJ Melkent - US Patent 6,535,756, 2003 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for use within an image-guided surgical navigation
system for the storage and measurement of trajectories for surgical instruments. An icon …

Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging

DA Simon, KR Smith, KT Foley - US Patent 6,470,207, 2002 - Google Patents
1,576,781 A 3/1926 Philips Digital X-ray images taken before a Surgical procedure by a
1,735,726. A 11/1929 Bornhardt fluoroscopic C-arm imager are displayed by a computer …

Fluoroscopic image guided orthopaedic surgery system with intraoperative registration

EF Barrick - US Patent 6,477,400, 2002 - Google Patents
A fluoroscopic image guided surgery system, comprising a C-arm fluoroscope for obtaining
fluoroscopic images of an object bone, the C-arm fluoroscope including at least one set of …

Registration of human anatomy integrated for electromagnetic localization

MW Hunter, P Kessman - US Patent 6,381,485, 2002 - Google Patents
A method for use during a procedure on a body. The method generates a display
representing relative positions of two structure during the procedure. The method includes …