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

G Dardenne; J D Gil Cano; C Hamitouche; E Stindel; C Roux

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352971

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

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2007:2007:3048-51. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352971.

Authors

G Dardenne¹, J D Gil Cano, C Hamitouche, E Stindel, C Roux

Affiliation

¹ INSERM, U650, Brest, F-29200 France.

PMID: 18002637
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352971

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.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Calibration / standards
Equipment Failure Analysis / standards
France
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / standards*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / standards*
Optics and Photonics / instrumentation
Phantoms, Imaging / standards*
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transducers*
Ultrasonography / instrumentation*
Ultrasonography / standards*