Title
C-arm tracking and reconstruction without an external tracker.
Abstract
For quantitative C-arm fluoroscopy, we have developed a unified mathematical framework to tackle the issues of intra-operative calibration, pose estimation, correspondence and reconstruction, without the use of optical/electromagnetic trackers or precision-made fiducial fixtures. Our method uses randomly distributed unknown points in the imaging volume, either naturally present or induced by randomly sticking beads or other simple markers in the image pace. After these points are segmented, a high dimensional non-linear optimization computes all unknown parameters for calibration, C-arm pose, correspondence and reconstruction. Preliminary phantom experiments indicate an average C-arm tracking accuracy of 0.9 degrees and a 3D reconstruction error of 0.8 mm, with an 80 region of convergence for both the AP and lateral axes. The method appears to be sufficiently accurate for many clinical applications, and appealing since it works without any external instrumentation and does not interfere with the workspace.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1007/11866565_61
MICCAI
Keywords
Field
DocType
high dimensional non-linear optimization,intra-operative calibration,clinical application,quantitative c-arm fluoroscopy,unknown point,average c-arm tracking accuracy,electromagnetic tracker,reconstruction error,external instrumentation,external tracker,unknown parameter,pose estimation,3d reconstruction
Computer vision,Fiducial marker,Computer science,Workspace,Imaging phantom,Pose,Artificial intelligence,Point cloud,Correspondence problem,Calibration,3D reconstruction
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
9
Pt 1
0302-9743
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
3-540-44707-5
12
1.52
References 
Authors
6
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ameet Jain1598.58
Gabor Fichtinger21107168.68