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Sjur Urdson Gjerald1, Reidar Brekken, Lars Eirik Bø
1Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Trondheim, Norway. sjur.gjerald@ntnu.no
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to make an interactive method for development of a tissue model, based on anatomical information in computed tomography (CT) images, for use in an ultrasound simulator for training or surgical pre-planning. The method consisted of (1) comparison of true ultrasound B-mode images with corresponding ultrasound-like images, and (2) modification of tissue properties to decrease the difference between these images. Ultrasound-like images that reproduced many, but not all the properties of corresponding true ultrasound images were generated. The tissue model could be used for real-time simulation of ultrasound-like B-mode images on a moderately priced computer.
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