Bone enhancement in ultrasound based on 3D local spectrum variation for percutaneous scaphoid fracture fixation

Emran Mohammad Abu Anas, Alexander Seitel, Abtin Rasoulian, Paul St John, Tamas Ungi, Andras Lasso, Kathryn Darras, David Wilson, Victoria A. Lessoway, Gabor Fichtinger, Michelle Zec, David Pichora, Parvin Mousavi, Robert Rohling, Purang Abolmaesumi

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Abstract

This paper proposes a 3D local phase-symmetry-based bone enhancement technique to automatically identify weak bone responses in 3D ultrasound images of the wrist. The objective is to enable percutaneous fixation of scaphoid bone fractures,which occur in 90% of all carpal bone fractures. For this purpose,we utilize 3D frequency spectrum variations to design a set of 3D band-pass Log-Gabor filters for phase symmetry estimation. Shadow information is also incorporated to further enhance the bone surfaces compared to the soft-tissue response. The proposed technique is then used to register a statistical wrist model to intraoperative ultrasound in order to derive a patient specific 3D model of the wrist bones. We perform a cadaver study of 13 subjects to evaluate our method. Our results demonstrate average mean surface and Hausdorff distance errors of 0.7mm and 1.8 mm,respectively,showing better performance compared to two state-of-the art approaches. This study demonstrate the potential of the proposed technique to be included in an ultrasound-based percutaenous scaphoid fracture fixation procedure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2016 - 19th International Conference, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages465-473
Number of pages9
Volume9900 LNCS
ISBN (Print)9783319467191
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Workshop on Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging, SASHIMI 2016 held in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2016 - Athens, Greece
Duration: Oct 21 2016Oct 21 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9900 LNCS
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Other

Other1st International Workshop on Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging, SASHIMI 2016 held in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2016
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period10/21/1610/21/16

Keywords

  • Bone enhancement
  • Log-Gabor filters
  • Phase symmetry
  • Scaphoid fracture
  • Shadow map

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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