@inproceedings{663d003f62b942d890dd61329c66e6ef,
title = "Real-time tissue tracking with b-mode ultrasound using speckle and visual servoing",
abstract = "We present a method for real-time tracking of moving soft tissue with B-mode ultrasound (US). The method makes use of the speckle information contained in the US images to estimate the in-plane and out-of-plane motion of a fixed target relative to the ultrasound scan plane. The motion information is then used as closed-loop feedback to a robot which corrects for the target motion. The concept is demonstrated for translation motions in an experimental setup consisting of an ultrasound speckle phantom, a robot for simulating tissue motion, and a robot that performs motion stabilization from US images. This concept shows promise for US-guided procedures that require real-time motion tracking and compensation.",
author = "Alexandre Krupa and Gabor Fichtinger and Hager, {Gregory D.}",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-75759-7_1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783540757580",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "PART 2",
pages = "1--8",
booktitle = "Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2007 - 10th International Conference, Proceedings",
edition = "PART 2",
note = "10th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2007 ; Conference date: 29-10-2007 Through 02-11-2007",
}