3D Surface Volume Registration for Surgical Simulation

📄 Project Abstract

This project concerns the fields of Image Processing and Computer Vision, and Medical Image Registration. It aims to extend a system that has been created to register sets of 2D scan data of human bodies, to a 3D mannequin. This is done in order to create simulated ultrasound for the 3D mannequin, which can be used to train radiologists in simple procedures such as: · Drainage of abscess · Drainage of fluid collection in the abdomen (ascites) and chest (pleural effusion) · Relief of blockages affecting the kidneys or the liver · Insertion of catheter tubes into blood vessels · Biopsy of deep tissues · Treatment of cancers by radiofrequency ablation (List of applications taken from [11]) First, existing methods and applications in the areas of medical imaging, segmentation and registration are discussed, and selected for use. Next, discussion is given to the theory behind the implementation of the proposed extensions to the system. A method is devised to automatically annotate points to...