Ultrasound-guided needle tracking with deep learning: a novel approach with photoacoustic ground truth

• Main Authors: Hui, Xie, Rajendran, Praveenbalaji, Ling, Tong, Dai, Xianjin, Xing, Lei, Pramanik, Manojit
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Needle tracking; Ultrasound imaging
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173747
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Accurate needle guidance is crucial for safe and effective clinical diagnosis and treatment procedures. Conventional ultrasound (US)-guided needle insertion often encounters challenges in consistency and precisely visualizing the needle, necessitating the development of reliable methods to track the...