Extended-field-of-view three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography using image-based X-ray probe tracking

Housden, R. James, Ma, YingLiang, Arujuna, Aruna, Nijhof, Niels, Cathier, Pascal, Gijsbers, Geert, Bullens, Roland, Gill, Jaswinder, Rinaldi, C. Aldo, Parish, Victoria and Rhode, Kawal S. (2013) Extended-field-of-view three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography using image-based X-ray probe tracking. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 39 (6). pp. 993-1005. ISSN 1879-291X

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Abstract

The use of ultrasound imaging for guidance of cardiac interventional procedures is limited by the small field of view of the ultrasound volume. A larger view can be created by image-based registration of several partially overlapping volumes, but automatic registration is likely to fail unless the registration is initialized close to the volumes' correct alignment. In this article, we use X-ray images to track a transesophageal ultrasound probe and thereby provide initial position information for the registration of the ultrasound volumes. The tracking is possible using multiple X-rays or just a single X-ray for each probe position. We test the method in a phantom experiment and find that with at least 50% overlap, 88% of volume pairs are correctly registered when tracked using three X-rays and 86% when using single X-rays. Excluding failed registrations with errors greater than 10 mm, the average registration accuracy is 2.92 mm between ultrasound volumes and 4.75 mm for locating an ultrasound volume in X-ray space. We conclude that the accuracy and robustness of the registrations are sufficient to provide useful images for interventional guidance.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Data Science and AI
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2023 17:33
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2025 23:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90393
DOI:	10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.12.018

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