Mechanically assisted 3D prostate ultrasound imaging and biopsy needle-guidance system.
Jeffrey S. BaxJackie WilliamsDerek W. CoolLori GardiJacques MontreuilVaishali V. KarnikShi SherebrinCesare RomagnoliAaron FensterPublished in: Medical Imaging: Image-Guided Procedures (2010)
Keyphrases
- ultrasound imaging
- needle insertion
- ultrasound guided
- ultrasound images
- prostate biopsy
- prostate brachytherapy
- speckle noise
- prostate segmentation
- transrectal ultrasound
- prostate cancer
- volume data
- image guided
- imaging systems
- magnetic resonance
- prostate gland
- soft tissue
- interaction model
- tissue deformation
- noise reduction
- mr images
- real time
- low contrast
- speckle reduction
- edge preserving
- motion capture
- edge detection