A hybrid camera- and ultrasound-based approach for needle localization and tracking using a 3D motorized curvilinear ultrasound probe

Several diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures, such as biopsy, therapeutic injection, nerve block, and anesthesia, involve needle interventions. These procedures require accurate needle localization and tracking to improve the success rate of the intervention and reduce the incidence of undesired complications. Ultrasound imaging, which provides a low-cost, real-time, and noninvasive imaging modality, is widely used to guide needle insertion interventions (Holm and Skjoldbye, 1996; Wisniewski et  al., 2010).
Source: Medical Image Analysis - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research