Registration of partially overlapping surfaces for range image based augmented reality on mobile devices

T. Kilgus; A. M. Franz; A. Seitel; K. Marz; L. Bartha; M. Fangerau; S. Mersmann; A. Groch; H.-P. Meinzer; L. Maier-Hein

doi:10.1117/12.911328

17 February 2012 Registration of partially overlapping surfaces for range image based augmented reality on mobile devices

T. Kilgus, A. M. Franz, A. Seitel, K. Marz, L. Bartha, M. Fangerau, S. Mersmann, A. Groch, H.-P. Meinzer, L. Maier-Hein

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Proceedings Volume 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 83160T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911328
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Visualization of anatomical data for disease diagnosis, surgical planning, or orientation during interventional therapy is an integral part of modern health care. However, as anatomical information is typically shown on monitors provided by a radiological work station, the physician has to mentally transfer internal structures shown on the screen to the patient. To address this issue, we recently presented a new approach to on-patient visualization of 3D medical images, which combines the concept of augmented reality (AR) with an intuitive interaction scheme. Our method requires mounting a range imaging device, such as a Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera, to a portable display (e.g. a tablet PC). During the visualization process, the pose of the camera and thus the viewing direction of the user is continuously determined with a surface matching algorithm. By moving the device along the body of the patient, the physician is given the impression of looking directly into the human body. In this paper, we present and evaluate a new method for camera pose estimation based on an anisotropic trimmed variant of the well-known iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm. According to in-silico and in-vivo experiments performed with computed tomography (CT) and ToF data of human faces, knees and abdomens, our new method is better suited for surface registration with ToF data than the established trimmed variant of the ICP, reducing the target registration error (TRE) by more than 60%. The TRE obtained (approx. 4-5 mm) is promising for AR visualization, but clinical applications require maximization of robustness and run-time.

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T. Kilgus, A. M. Franz, A. Seitel, K. Marz, L. Bartha, M. Fangerau, S. Mersmann, A. Groch, H.-P. Meinzer, and L. Maier-Hein "Registration of partially overlapping surfaces for range image based augmented reality on mobile devices", Proc. SPIE 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 83160T (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911328

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