Acoustic window planning for ultrasound acquisition

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Sonography is essential for imaging chronic liver diseases, with advancements like perfusion imaging enhancing its clinical utility.
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High operator variability in ultrasound can be mitigated through robotic imaging, enabling reproducible and precise data acquisition.
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Automatic planning of ultrasound trajectories is crucial for optimizing image quality, particularly in complex anatomical regions like the liver.
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The proposed framework integrates anatomical and imaging-physics constraints to determine optimal probe positions for ultrasound acquisitions.
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This method aims to enhance autonomous ultrasound imaging by improving trajectory planning and addressing challenges related to acoustic windows.

International Journal Of Computer Assisted Radiology And Surgery

by Rüdiger Göbl, Salvatore Virga, Julia Rackerseder, Benjamin Frisch, Nassir Navab, Christoph Hennersperger
March 11, 2017

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