Augmenting camera images with gamma detector data

EJNMMI Physics

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[1] 0000 0004 0510 2882, grid.417546.5, Center for Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirslanden Clinic, CH-6006, Lucerne, Switzerland;0000 0004 1937 0642, grid.6612.3, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, CH-4123, Allschwil, Switzerland;DECTRIS Ltd., CH-5405, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland;grid.410567.1, University Hospital Basel, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Clinic, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland;

关键词: Sentinel lymph node biopsy;    Radioguided surgery;    Augmented reality;    Projective geometry;    Multi-modality calibration;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40658-019-0245-z

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【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSquamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region is one of the most widespread cancers with high morbidity. Classic treatment comprises the complete removal of the lymphatics together with the cancerous tissue. Recent studies have shown that such interventions are only required in 30% of the patients. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an alternative method to stage the malignancy in a less invasive manner and to avoid overtreatment. In this paper, we present a novel approach that enables a future augmented reality device which improves the biopsy procedure by visual means.MethodsWe propose a co-calibration scheme for axis-aligned miniature cameras with pinholes of a gamma ray collimating and sensing device and show results gained by experiments, based on a calibration target visible for both modalities.ResultsVisual inspection and quantitative evaluation of the augmentation of optical camera images with gamma information are congruent with known gamma source landmarks.ConclusionsCombining a multi-pinhole collimator with axis-aligned miniature cameras to augment optical images using gamma detector data is promising. As such, our approach might be applicable for breast cancer and melanoma staging as well, which are also based on sentinel lymph node biopsy.

【 授权许可】

CC BY