Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound System for Liver Follow-up Diagnosis: Pilot Phantom Study

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Main Authors: Zhang, Tianpeng, Kim, Sekeun, Charton, Jerome, Ma, Haitong, Kim, Kyungsang, Li, Na, Li, Quanzheng
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Published: 2024
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author Zhang, Tianpeng
Kim, Sekeun
Charton, Jerome
Ma, Haitong
Kim, Kyungsang
Li, Na
Li, Quanzheng
author_facet Zhang, Tianpeng
Kim, Sekeun
Charton, Jerome
Ma, Haitong
Kim, Kyungsang
Li, Na
Li, Quanzheng
contents The paper introduces a novel autonomous robot ultrasound (US) system targeting liver follow-up scans for outpatients in local communities. Given a computed tomography (CT) image with specific target regions of interest, the proposed system carries out the autonomous follow-up scan in three steps: (i) initial robot contact to surface, (ii) coordinate mapping between CT image and robot, and (iii) target US scan. Utilizing 3D US-CT registration and deep learning-based segmentation networks, we can achieve precise imaging of 3D hepatic veins, facilitating accurate coordinate mapping between CT and the robot. This enables the automatic localization of follow-up targets within the CT image, allowing the robot to navigate precisely to the target's surface. Evaluation of the ultrasound phantom confirms the quality of the US-CT registration and shows the robot reliably locates the targets in repeated trials. The proposed framework holds the potential to significantly reduce time and costs for healthcare providers, clinicians, and follow-up patients, thereby addressing the increasing healthcare burden associated with chronic disease in local communities.
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spellingShingle Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound System for Liver Follow-up Diagnosis: Pilot Phantom Study
Zhang, Tianpeng
Kim, Sekeun
Charton, Jerome
Ma, Haitong
Kim, Kyungsang
Li, Na
Li, Quanzheng
Robotics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Systems and Control
The paper introduces a novel autonomous robot ultrasound (US) system targeting liver follow-up scans for outpatients in local communities. Given a computed tomography (CT) image with specific target regions of interest, the proposed system carries out the autonomous follow-up scan in three steps: (i) initial robot contact to surface, (ii) coordinate mapping between CT image and robot, and (iii) target US scan. Utilizing 3D US-CT registration and deep learning-based segmentation networks, we can achieve precise imaging of 3D hepatic veins, facilitating accurate coordinate mapping between CT and the robot. This enables the automatic localization of follow-up targets within the CT image, allowing the robot to navigate precisely to the target's surface. Evaluation of the ultrasound phantom confirms the quality of the US-CT registration and shows the robot reliably locates the targets in repeated trials. The proposed framework holds the potential to significantly reduce time and costs for healthcare providers, clinicians, and follow-up patients, thereby addressing the increasing healthcare burden associated with chronic disease in local communities.
title Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound System for Liver Follow-up Diagnosis: Pilot Phantom Study
topic Robotics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05787