Medical instrument detection in ultrasound: a review
H Yang, C Shan, AF Kolen, PHN de With - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
Medical instrument detection is essential for computer-assisted interventions, since it
facilitates clinicians to find instruments efficiently with a better interpretation, thereby …
facilitates clinicians to find instruments efficiently with a better interpretation, thereby …
Sensing technologies for guidance during needle-based interventions
Needle intervention is widely employed in clinical practices, such as biopsies, regional
anesthesia, blood sampling, neurosurgery, and brachytherapy. Traditional needle insertion …
anesthesia, blood sampling, neurosurgery, and brachytherapy. Traditional needle insertion …
Multi-needle detection in 3D ultrasound images using unsupervised order-graph regularized sparse dictionary learning
Accurate and automatic multi-needle detection in three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) is
a key step of treatment planning for US-guided brachytherapy. However, most current …
a key step of treatment planning for US-guided brachytherapy. However, most current …
Automatic multi‐catheter detection using deeply supervised convolutional neural network in MRI‐guided HDR prostate brachytherapy
Purpose High‐dose‐rate (HDR) brachytherapy is an established technique to be used as
monotherapy option or focal boost in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy …
monotherapy option or focal boost in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy …
Multi‐needle localization with attention U‐net in US‐guided HDR prostate brachytherapy
Purpose Ultrasound (US)‐guided high dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy requests the
clinicians to place HDR needles (catheters) into the prostate gland under transrectal US …
clinicians to place HDR needles (catheters) into the prostate gland under transrectal US …
[HTML][HTML] Improving needle visibility in LED-based photoacoustic imaging using deep learning with semi-synthetic datasets
Photoacoustic imaging has shown great potential for guiding minimally invasive procedures
by accurate identification of critical tissue targets and invasive medical devices (such as …
by accurate identification of critical tissue targets and invasive medical devices (such as …
Automatic and accurate needle detection in 2D ultrasound during robot-assisted needle insertion process
S Chen, Y Lin, Z Li, F Wang, Q Cao - International Journal of Computer …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Robot-assisted needle insertion guided by 2D ultrasound (US) can effectively
improve the accuracy and success rate of clinical puncture. To this end, automatic and …
improve the accuracy and success rate of clinical puncture. To this end, automatic and …
Deep learning segmentation of general interventional tools in two‐dimensional ultrasound images
DJ Gillies, JR Rodgers, I Gyacskov, P Roy… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Many interventional procedures require the precise placement of needles or
therapy applicators (tools) to correctly achieve planned targets for optimal diagnosis or …
therapy applicators (tools) to correctly achieve planned targets for optimal diagnosis or …
Robust needle localization and enhancement algorithm for ultrasound by deep learning and beam steering methods
J Gao, P Liu, GD Liu, L Zhang - Journal of Computer Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Ultrasound (US) imaging is clinically used to guide needle insertions because it is safe, real-
time, and low cost. The localization of the needle in the ultrasound image, however, remains …
time, and low cost. The localization of the needle in the ultrasound image, however, remains …
Automatic multi-needle localization in ultrasound images using large margin mask RCNN for ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy
Multi-needle localization in ultrasound (US) images is a crucial step of treatment planning for
US-guided prostate brachytherapy. However, current computer-aided technologies are …
US-guided prostate brachytherapy. However, current computer-aided technologies are …