Accurate and efficient visualization of invasive medical devices is extremely important in many ultrasound-guided minimally invasive procedures. Here, a method for localizing the spatial position of a needle tip relative to the ultrasound imaging probe is presented.
Xia, W., West, S. J., Finlay, M. C., Pratt, R., Mathews, S., Mari, J., Ourselin, S., David, A. L., Desjardins, A. E. Three-Dimensional Ultrasonic Needle Tip Tracking with a Fiber-Optic Ultrasound Receiver. J. Vis. Exp. (138), e57207, doi:10.3791/57207 (2018).