ReviewInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2021
Enhancement of needle visualization and localization in ultrasound.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparison of ultrasound- vs. landmark-guided injections for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Randomized trial of biopsy needle sandblasting in coaxial core-needle liver biopsy: no significant improvement in ultrasound visibility, pain, or tissue yield.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Trial
- Guide Needle-assisted Ultrasound-guided (SIBUS) Filler Injections: Improving Needle Visualization for Safer Aesthetic Procedures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Needle tracking in low-resolution ultrasound volumes using deep learning.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2024Article
- Automated angular measurement for puncture angle using a computer-aided method in ultrasound-guided peripheral insertion.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging for the Guidance of Laser Ablation Procedures.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mixed Reality Biopsy Navigation System Utilizing Markerless Needle Tracking and Imaging Data Superimposition.Cancers · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided needle tracking with deep learning: A novel approach with photoacoustic ground truth.Photoacoustics · 2023Article
- Handheld interventional ultrasound/photoacoustic puncture needle navigation based on deep learning segmentation.Biomedical optics express · 2023Article
- Bend-insensitive fiber optic ultrasonic tracking probe for cardiovascular interventions.Medical physics · 2023Article
- Enhancement of instrumented ultrasonic tracking images using deep learning.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2023Article
- Intraoperative Needle Tip Tracking with an Integrated Fibre-Optic Ultrasound Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Recent Advances in Tracking Devices for Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging Applications.Micromachines · 2022Review
- Peripheral Neuropathies Seen by Ultrasound: A Literature Analysis through Lexical Evaluation, Geographical Assessment and Graph Theory.Brain sciences · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors.
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Abstract
purposeThis scoping review covers needle visualization and localization techniques in ultrasound, where localization-based approaches mostly aim to compute the needle shaft (and tip) location while potentially enhancing its visibility too.
methodsA literature review is conducted on the state-of-the-art techniques, which could be divided into five categories: (1) signal and image processing-based techniques to augment the needle, (2) modifications to the needle and insertion to help with needle-transducer alignment and visibility, (3) changes to ultrasound image formation, (4) motion-based analysis and (5) machine learning.
resultsAdvantages, limitations and challenges of representative examples in each of the categories are discussed. Evaluation techniques performed in ex vivo, phantom and in vivo studies are discussed and summarized.
conclusionGreatest limitation of the majority of the literature is that they rely on original visibility of the needle in the static image. Need for additional/improved apparatus is the greatest limitation toward clinical utility in practice. SIGNIFICANCE: Ultrasound-guided needle placement is performed in many clinical applications, including biopsies, treatment injections and anesthesia. Despite the wide range and long history of this technique, an ongoing challenge is needle visibility in ultrasound. A robust technique to enhance ultrasonic needle visibility, especially for steeply inserted hand-held needles, and while maintaining clinical utility requirements is needed.
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