Guidance of an ultrasound probe by visual servoing

Authors: Krupa, Alexandre; Chaumette, François

Source: Advanced Robotics, Volume 20, Number 11, 2006 , pp. 1203-1218(16)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

A new visual servoing technique based on two-dimensional (2-D) ultrasound (US) image is proposed in order to control the motion of an US probe held by a medical robot. In opposition to a standard camera which provides a projection of the three-dimensional (3-D) scene to a 2-D image, US information is strictly in the observation plane of the probe and consequently visual servoing techniques have to be adapted. In this paper the coupling between the US probe and a motionless crossed string phantom used for probe calibration is modeled. Then a robotic task is developed which consists of positioning the US image on the intersection point of the crossed string phantom while moving the probe to different orientations. The goal of this task is to optimize the procedure of spatial parameter calibration of 3-D US systems.

Keywords: ULTRASOUND PROBE GUIDANCE; VISUAL SERVOING; CALIBRATION; MEDICAL ROBOTICS; REDUNDANCY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156855306778792443

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