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Ultrasonic renal-stone tracking with mesh regularization.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18002423     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) depends greatly on the capability to focus shock waves on renal stone. To achieve automatic focusing on moving target, the target must be under tracking. A mesh-based block matching algorithm is proposed for renal stone tracking using ultrasound image sequence. Since multiple targets are tracked together, the mesh-based tracking algorithm can provide a function of contextual regularization for solving the target missing and image degradation problems in renal stone tracking. Recorded ultrasound images of kidney during ESWL treatment are modified for demonstrating the capability of this algorithm.
Authors:
Jenho Tsao; Jia-Hong He
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference     Volume:  2007     ISSN:  1557-170X     ISO Abbreviation:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-16     Completed Date:  2008-03-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101243413     Medline TA:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2187-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of EE. And Inst. of Comm., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. tsaor215@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Automation
Calculi / pathology
Equipment Design
Humans
Kidney / ultrasonography*
Kidney Calculi / pathology*,  therapy*
Lithotripsy / instrumentation*,  methods
Models, Statistical
Normal Distribution
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonics*
Ultrasonography / instrumentation*,  methods

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