Computerised ultrasound image guidance for automated prostatectomy

• Main Author: Liu, Yuan Jie.
• Other Authors: Ng, Wan Sing
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19953
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A semi-automatic method for intraoperative sizing and 3D reconstruction of the prostate, using transrectal or transurethral ultrasound images, for automated prostatectomy is proposed. Based on prostate capsule boundaries drawn out by the surgeon manually or delineated automatically by the compute...