title: A new optimization approach for the calibration of an ultrasound probe using a 3D optical localizer.
abstract: This paper describes a fast procedure for the calibration of an ultrasound (US) probe using a 3D optical localizer. This calibration step allows us to obtain the 3D position of any point located on the 2D ultrasonic (US) image. To carry out correctly this procedure, a phantom of known geometric properties is probed and these geometries are found in the US images. A segmentation step is applied in order to obtain automatically the needed information in the US images and then, an optimization approach is performed to find the optimal calibration parameters. A new optimization method to estimate the calibration parameters for an ultrasound (US) probe is developed.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, U650, Brest, F-29200 France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dardenne
authors.forename: J D Gil
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamitouche
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stindel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roux
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration / Q000592:standards; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*