A system for simultaneously measuring contact force, ultrasound, and position information for use in force-based correction of freehand scanning.

During freehand ultrasound imaging, the sonographer places the ultrasound probe on the patient's skin. This paper describes a system that simultaneously records the position of the probe, the contact force between the probe and skin, and the ultrasound image. The system consists of an ultrasoun...

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Main Authors: Burcher, MR, Noble, J, Han, L, Gooding, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005