ArticleScientific reports2017
Looking beyond the imaging plane: 3D needle tracking with a linear array ultrasound probe.
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- A Review of Recent Advancements in Sensor-Integrated Medical Tools.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Bend-insensitive fiber optic ultrasonic tracking probe for cardiovascular interventions.Medical physics · 2023Article
- Intraoperative Needle Tip Tracking with an Integrated Fibre-Optic Ultrasound Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Concentric-ring arrays for forward-viewing ultrasound imaging.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2022Article
- Enhanced Photoacoustic Visualisation of Clinical Needles by Combining Interstitial and Extracorporeal Illumination of Elastomeric Nanocomposite Coatings.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Improving needle visibility in LED-based photoacoustic imaging using deep learning with semi-synthetic datasets.Photoacoustics · 2022Article
- Automatic and accurate needle detection in 2D ultrasound during robot-assisted needle insertion process.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2022Article
- Time-aware deep neural networks for needle tip localization in 2D ultrasound.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2021Article
- Ring-arrayed Forward-viewing Ultrasound Imaging System: A Feasibility Study.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering · 2020Article
- Minimally invasive photoacoustic imaging: Current status and future perspectives.Photoacoustics · 2019Review
- Real-Time Visualization of an Acoustically Active Injection Catheter With Ultrasound Imaging: Algorithm and In Vivo Validation in a Swine Model.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2019Article
- Learning needle tip localization from digital subtraction in 2D ultrasound.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2019Article
- Three-Dimensional Ultrasonic Needle Tip Tracking with a Fiber-Optic Ultrasound Receiver.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2018Article
- Convolution neural networks for real-time needle detection and localization in 2D ultrasound.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2018Article
- Handheld Real-Time LED-Based Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging System for Accurate Visualization of Clinical Metal Needles and Superficial Vasculature to Guide Minimally Invasive Procedures.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Trackerless panoramic optoacoustic imaging: a first feasibility evaluation.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
Ultrasound is well suited for guiding many minimally invasive procedures, but its use is often precluded by the poor visibility of medical devices. When devices are not visible, they can damage critical structures, with life-threatening complications. Here, we developed the first ultrasound probe that comprises both focused and unfocused transducer elements to provide both 2D B-mode ultrasound imaging and 3D ultrasonic needle tracking. A fibre-optic hydrophone was integrated into a needle to receive Golay-coded transmissions from the probe and these data were processed to obtain tracking images of the needle tip. The measured tracking accuracy in water was better than 0.4 mm in all dimensions. To demonstrate the clinical potential of this system, insertions were performed into the spine and the uterine cavity, in swine and pregnant ovine models in vivo. In both models, the SNR ranged from 13 to 38 at depths of 22 to 38 mm, at out-of-plane distances of 1 to 15 mm, and at insertion angles of 33 to 42 degrees relative to the probe surface normal. This novel ultrasound imaging/tracking probe has strong potential to improve procedural outcomes by providing 3D needle tip locations that are co-registered to ultrasound images, while maintaining compatibility with current clinical workflow.
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