Abstract
The standard procedure for diagnosing lung cancer involves 3D computed-tomography (CT) assessment, followed by interventional bronchoscopy. In general, the physician has no link between the CT assessment results and the follow-on bronchoscopy. Thus, the physician essentially performs bronchoscopic biopsy of suspect cancer sites blindly. We have devised a computer-based system that greatly augments the physician's vision during bronchoscopy. The system uses techniques from computer graphics and computer vision to enable detailed 3D CT procedure planning and follow-on image-guided bronchoscopy. The procedure plan is directly linked to the bronchoscope procedure, through a live fusion of the 3D CT data and bronchoscopic video. During a procedure, the physician receives considerable visual feedback on how to maneuver the bronchoscope and where to insert the biopsy needle. We have performed a series of controlled phantom and animal tests, in addition to using the system on a large number of human lung-cancer patients. Results indicate that not only is the variation in skill level between different physicians greatly reduced, but that their accuracy increases.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005 - Workshops |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0769526608 |
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| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005 - Workshops - San Diego, United States Duration: Sep 21 2005 → Sep 23 2005 |
Publication series
| Name | IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops |
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| Volume | 2005-September |
| ISSN (Print) | 2160-7508 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2160-7516 |
Conference
| Conference | 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005 - Workshops |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 9/21/05 → 9/23/05 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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